Maya Angelou, the American poet and author, died at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Wednesday. She was 86.
The news was confirmed to the Guardian by an assistant to Winston-Salem mayor Allen Joines.
Angelou's failing health was reported as recently as Tuesday, when she canceled an appearance honoring her with a Beacon of Life Award because of "health reasons". The ceremony was part of the 2014 MLB Beacon Award Luncheon, in Houston, Texas, part of Major League Baseball's Civil Rights Games.
Angelou was born Marguerite Annie Johnson, in St Louis, Missouri, in 1928. She is perhaps best known for her 1969 memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
She wrote seven autobiographies, and was a playwright, director, actor, singer, songwriter and novelist.
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