WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A memorial service will be held at Wake
Forest University for poet and author Maya Angelou, who died last week.
Wake Forest says Angelou's family is holding a private service Saturday at the university's Wait Chapel.
Angelou
died last Wednesday at her home in Winston-Salem at age 86. She was
known throughout the world as a literary pioneer and champion of civil
rights and began teaching at Wake Forest in 1982, after she first
visited the university to read her work.
Saturday's service is private, but Wake Forest is streaming it online at go.wfu.edu/angeloumemorial.
The
school says Angelou's family will be planning additional events in
other cities across the country. That information will be released
later.
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