Adieu…Author/Poet Maya Angelou Dies at 86

Breaking News.

The world has lost a giant. Award winning American author, poet, and civil rights activist Dr. Maya Angelou is dead. She was 86.

Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines confirmed Angelou was found by her caretaker on Wednesday morning. According to reports she had been failing in health.

One of her most famous quotes is “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

Rest in Peace…