Ebony, April 1st, 1993
SHE gingerly walks into the room on legs stiff with arthritis, a condition made worse by the chilly dampness of this rainy North Carolina winter morning. Wincing from the pain, yet refusing to acknowledge it, she eases her six-foot frame onto a pastel green and peach loveseat and gestures to her guests to sit down and make themselves at home.
Serene and regal, Maya Angelou, the legendary artist who captured the attention of the nation as the first U.S. poet laureate in 30 years, appears very much like an African queen--stately, gracious. Her dark eyes seem omniscient, as though she can see ...
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