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Michelle Obama with Maya Angelou, Willow Smith, Cicely Tyson, Queen Latifah and Jill Scott onstage during the BET Honors 2012 at the Warner Theatre on January 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. Photo

From: Photo Flashback: Remembering Maya Angelou

As BroadwayWorld reported yesterday, America's Poet Laureate Maya Angelou has passed away at the age of 86. The poet died last night, May 27th in a Winston-Salem, North Carolina hospital while recovering from an 'unexpected ailment'. She died surrounded by her family. Below, BroadwayWorld remembers the legend.

Date Taken: 2014-05-29

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