Jeff Daly/Invision/APMaya Angelou died at her home in Winston-Salem, N.C., her publicist confirms. She was 86.
Angelou was to be honored with the Beacon of Life Award at a luncheon in Houston May 30.
Angelou was born on Apr. 4, 1928. In addition to being a celebrated author and poet, she was an accomplished actor, singer, songwriter, dancer, playwright, historian, director, civil rights activist and teacher. In fact, Angelou received more than 30 honorary degrees from universities around the world.
Fluent in six languages, Angelou’s work spans five decades.
A longtime friend of Oprah Winfrey, Angelou won three Grammy awards and was nominated for a Tony Award. In 2011, President Barack Obama awarded Angelou the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Angelou was one of the most inspiring poets of her generation, and her quotes will live on for years to come. “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,” she once said. Angelou tweeted for the last time May 23, telling her followers, “Listen to yourself and in that quietude you might hear the voice of God.”
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