Renaissance woman speaks on Tyler Perry, Obama and ‘the sweet language’
By Charles Hallman
Staff Writer
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Dr. Maya Angelou is a renowned “renaissance woman” who as a teenager became San Francisco’s first Black female cable-car conductor, and worked with both Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Photo by Dwight Carter
James Baldwin helped guide her toward working on what would become her first of over 30 best-selling books. A three-time Grammy winner, she also has written for the stage, screen and television, and her poetry is legendary.
Last week, Dr. Angelou (MA) called the MSRfrom her home and talked about her life present and future.
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