In 2009, the gossip website TMZ erroneously reported that Angelou had been hospitalized in Los Angeles when she was alive and well in St. Louis, which resulted in rumors of her death and, according to Angelou, concern among her friends and family worldwide. read more
Poet and essayist Maya Angelou died at the age of 86, according to reports in her hometown of Winston-Salem, N.C. Poet and essayist Maya Angelou died at the age of 86, according to reports in her hometown of Winston-Salem, N.C. read more