This morning, at Riverside Church, Maya Angelou will be celebrated
and remembered. Hillary is expected to join Nikki Giovanni, Toni
Morrison, and other luminaries in memorializing Dr. Angelou's legacy.
A
memorial to honor Maya Angel ou, the revered writer, poet, actress and
civil rights activist who died this year, will kick off at the Riverside
Church on Riverside Dr. near W. 120th St. on Friday at 11 a.m.
Gerald Herbert/APPoet Maya Angelou smiling in Washington.
Literary lion Maya Angelou may be gone, but her memory will live on through the day and beyond.
A
memorial celebration to honor Angelou, the revered writer, poet,
actress and civil rights activist who died this year, will kick off at
the Riverside Church on Riverside Dr. near W. 120th St. on Friday at 11
a.m.
Former first lady, senator and Secretary of State Hillary
Rodham Clinton will join a group of renowned speakers — including author
Toni Morrison and popular poet Nikki Giovanni — to pay tribute to the
legendary Angelou, who died at her home on the North Carolina campus of
Wake Forest University on May 28. She was 86.
