The caged bird who helped free the minds of racist America: Poet Maya Angelou is found dead aged 86 after final prophetic tweet
Maya Angelou, the groundbreaking poet and author who inspired millions of Americans with her moving memoirs and works of fiction, is dead at 86.
A caretaker found Angelou dead at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Wednesday morning when she arrived to check on the ailing poet
She was known as a poet and an author, but also wowed audiences as a dancer, singer, actress and director - appearing on stage, in film and on TV
· She worked as a fry cook, a nightclub dancer, a civil rights activist and even a prostitute before she found fame
· Her 1970 autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings became one of the first best-sellers written by a black woman
· Tributes are pouring in from all corners of public life - from politicians like Nancy Pelosi to musicians like Mary J. Blidge and authors like J.K. Rowling
· President Barack Obama revealed his own sister was named Maya as a tribute to her
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