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  • Mercoledì 28 maggio 2014

È morta a 86 anni la poetessa e scrittrice afroamericana Maya Angelou

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY - Maya Angelou answers questions at her portrait unveiling at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery on Saturday, April 5, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Paul Morigi/AP Images for National Portrait Gallery)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY - Maya Angelou answers questions at her portrait unveiling at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery on Saturday, April 5, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Paul Morigi/AP Images for National Portrait Gallery)

WINSTON-SALEM — Maya Angelou, writer of the classic autobiography “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” has died. She was 86.
Her death comes days after canceling her appearance at the Major League Baseball Beacon Awards luncheon, where she was to be honored.
We’re told she was found unresponsive inside her Winston-Salem home.

 

Foto: (Paul Morigi/AP Images for National Portrait Gallery)