WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (CBS SF) — Author and poet Maya Angelou, who spent her formative years in the San Francisco Bay Area becoming a force on stage, screen and the printed page, has died. She was 86.

NEW YORK (AP) – Maya Angelou was gratified, but not surprised by her extraordinary fortune. "I'm not modest," she told The Associated Press in 2013. "I have no modesty. Modesty is a learned ...

Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines confirmed Angelou was found by her caretaker on Wednesday morning Award-winning author, renowned poet, civil rights activist and one of the most respected voices ...

Maya Angelou was a woman of many identities ... “Angelou” a variation of her husband’s name), she toured in “Porgy and Bess” and Jean Genet’s “The Blacks” and danced with Alvin Ailey.

Maya Angelou and director Lee Daniels attend Dr. Maya Angelou’s 82nd birthday party with friends and family at Angelou’s home on May 20, 2010 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. ( Photo: Steve ...

Maya Angelou spent much of April 4,1968, in her New York City apartment kitchen, making all her favorite dishes — Texas chili with no beans, baked ham, candied yams and pineapple upside-down ...

Maya Angelou, who died Wednesday at age 86, is best known for being an accomplished author, civil-rights advocate and poet, but she had many different lives -- as a streetcar conductor, performer ...

Google paid a beautiful tribute Wednesday to Maya Angelou on what would have been the beloved author and activist’s 90th birthday. Here are 7 inspiring quotes to remember Maya Angelou.