Maya Angelou died (28-5-2014)

African-American writer and activist.
Born Marguerite Annie Johnson, St.Louis, Missouri, 1928.
For about five years in her childhood, she was mute (did not speak), as a reaction to traumatic events. This was an important factor in determining the direction of her life.
"Maya": a childhood nickname given by her brother
"Angelou": from Angelos, a Greek man she was married to 1951-54.
She took on the exotic name at a time when she was working as a night-club "calypso" dancer.
Her writings are familiar to many school children these days, but have been banned in some places.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Angelou