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Dr Maya Angelou on Oprah’s Super Soul: Referred to by Oprah Winfrey as her “mentor, mother/sister, and friend”, Angelou joins Oprah on her Emmy Award-winning daytime series, Super Soul. In the episode, Angelou had just turned 74 and is celebrating by talking to her confidante about her life and her then-released New York Times bestseller, A Song Flung Up To Heaven. Be prepared for a soulful and a hearty exchange as you listen to the two friends catch up.   
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Making Maya Angelou on Brandon Pope’s Making: Host Brandon Pope, in this episode of his podcast, Making, talks about Angelou’s life at length. Among the guests are Dr Maxine Mimms, a long-time friend of Angelou and Randal Jakes, a professor of African American studies at the University of Kansas. Catch them talk about what it was about the American poet’s life that made the author such a phenomenal woman.   
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Maya Angelou: 20th Century Renaissance Woman: This video by Black History in Two Minutes Or So is a quick glimpse into Angelou’s life. In addition to her contribution to the black community in America, all her milestones and hallmark events are recounted in this video.    
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The Story about Maya Angelou that you never heard in her own words: A documentary on Angelou, this 42-minute video includes interviews, pictures and clips of Dr Angelou herself, and friends that supplement  the narration of her life right from when she was a child. It talks about lesser-known facts about Angelou like the fact that the poet could also sing Calypso.    
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