Remembering Maya Angelou Marguerite Annie Johnson was born on <br />April 4, 1928, and died on May 28, 2014. Here are five <br />facts in honor <br />of the poet. 1. Angelou was the second poet <br />in history to read a poem at a <br />presidential inauguration. 2. She worked with both <br />Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. 3. She was named Wake Forest University's first Reynolds Professor of American Studies in 1982. 4. Angelou was the <br />first black woman to <br />conduct a streetcar <br />in San Francisco. 5. Prior to becoming <br />a poet, she was in an <br />opera, ‘Porgy and Bess,’ <br />and a journalist. Happy Birthday, <br />Maya Angelou!
