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Hillary Clinton, Toni Morrison pay tribute to Maya Angelou at Riverside Church in Manhattan
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison were among the speakers Friday (12 SEPT. 2014) at a tribute to Maya Angelou, the author, poet and stage performer who died earlier this year.
The event...
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Former Wake Forest provost Edwin Wilson is one of the faculty members who recruited Maya Angelou to teach at the school. Angelou, a renaissance woman and cultural pioneer, died Wednesday at her home in North Carolina. (May 28)
Maya Angelou's story awed millions. A childhood victim of rape, she broke through silence and shame to tell her tale in one of the most widely read memoirs of the 20th century. A black woman born into poverty and segregation, she recited...
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Hillary Clinton and Toni Morrison were amongst those honoring writer and poet Maya Angelou at a memorial service in Manhattan. (Sept. 12)
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison were amongst the speakers at a tribute to Maya Angelou, the author, poet and stage performer who died...
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New York dignitaries pay tribute to late Nobel laureate at memorial
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison were among the speakers at a tribute in New York to Maya Angelou, the author, poet and stage performer who died earlier this year.
The event, held on...
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Authors Maya Angelou and E. L. Doctorow receive lifetime achievement awards at the 2013 National Book Awards Ceremony
Authors Maya Angelou and E. L. Doctorow received lifetime achievement awards Wednesday night (20NOV2013) at the 2013 National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner.
Angelou, 85, is the author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" and...
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Authors Maya Angelou and E. L. Doctorow received lifetime achievement awards Wednesday night at the 2013 National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner. (Nov. 20)
Authors Maya Angelou rand E. L. Doctorow received lifetime achievement awards Wednesday night at the 2013 National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner.
Angelou, 85, is the author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" and "On the...
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New York dignitaries pay tribute to late Nobel laureate at memorial
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison were among the speakers at a tribute in New York to Maya Angelou, the author, poet and stage performer who died earlier this year.
The event, held on...
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U.S. First lady Michelle Obama lauded poet, Maya Angelou as the first person who let her know she could be a strong and smart black woman, joining other famous admirers, family and friends in a private memorial service Saturday. (June 7)
US First lady Michelle Obama lauded poet, orator and sage Maya Angelou as the first person who let her know she could be a strong and smart black woman, joining other famous admirers and friends in a private memorial service Saturday...
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Rosie O'Donnell returns to acting for "SMILF"
ROSIE O'DONNELL RETURNS TO ACTING FOR "SMILF"
Rosie O'Donnell returns to acting in the new Showtime series "SMILF."
Produced, written and directed by Frankie Shaw, the show follows Bridgette, a single mom...
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O'Donnell calls on women to speak out over abuse
Los Angeles California, 9 October 2017
1. Wide shot red carpet arrivals Frankie Shaw
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Frankie Shaw, executive producer/writer/creator/director/actress:
"Well it's single mom...
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San Francisco mayor pledges sanctuary city role
In her first state of the city address, San Francisco Mayor London Breed swiped Wednesday at the White House over civil rights, pledged a ballot measure to speed up the construction of affordable housing, and vowed to take advantage of a...
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Remains of more than 400 slaves are reinterred
1. Wide shot at burial site
2. Wide shot of coffins
3. Tight shot of woman placing flower on a wooden coffins
4. Tight shot of one of the coffins
5. Mid shot of procession
6. Wide shot at site
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. Maya Angelou,...
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Thousands fill church for Coretta Scott King's funeral
1. Wide of Coretta Scott King's coffin with congregation in background
2. Mourners applauding
3. Wide top shot of church interior
4. King's children being escorted to seats
5. Wide of mourners
6. Bernice King being escorted to stage
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USA : "TO WOO FONG.." MOVIE OPENS THIS WEEKEND
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A new comedy starring Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze and Latino film star John Leguizamo in "drag" opens this weekend in the U.S.
"To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar," is the first mainstream Hollywood feature to...
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USA: PUBLISHERS RANDOM HOUSE PURCHASED BY GERMAN BOOK GROUP
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The United State's largest book publisher has been bought buy the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann A-G in a deal that will bring some of the world's most famous authors under one roof.
Bertelsmann announced it had...
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President Obama handed out National Medal of Art awards and National Humanities Medals at the White House on Monday. (July 28)
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Singer Linda Ronstadt has gotten the answer to that question she's been asking for decades: "When Will I Be Loved?"
The answer came Monday at the White House. President Barack Obama hung a...
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Cate Blanchett, Kerry Washington honored at the Crystal + Lucy Awards
Cate Blanchett says there are still strides to be made on the path to gender equality in Hollywood.
"Well when you look at the statistics I think of all those so-called blockbusters, which are mainstream filmmaking, it's between five...
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USA: WASHINGTON: NATIONAL AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT OPENED
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The entire A-I-D-S Memorial Quilt - measuring almost 24 football fields in area, will be displayed this weekend in Washington D-C for the first time since 1992.
U-S vice-president Al Gore attended Friday morning opening...
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USA: WASHINGTON: AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT IS ON DISPLAY
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The entire A-I-D-S Memorial Quilt - measuring almost 24 football fields in area, is being displayed this weekend in Washington D-C for the first time in the city since 1992.
U-S vice-president Al Gore attended Friday morning...
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Trump Welcomes Macron at White House
President Donald Trump is welcoming French President Emmanuel Macron to the White House in a formal arrival ceremony.
The president and first lady are greeting Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, on rolled-out red carpet...
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Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dies at 88
The American author Toni Morrison, the first black woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature, has died, her publisher said Tuesday.
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Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dies at 88
The American author Toni Morrison, the first black woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature, has died, her publisher said Tuesday.
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Jon Bon Jovi to be honored for humanitarian work with The Marian Anderson award
Rock star Jon Bon Jovi will be honored with The Marian Anderson Award - named after the acclaimed opera singer who in 1955 became the first black soloist at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
The award is given in Philadelphia to...