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12 Must-See Video Clips Of Maya Angelou

Dr. Angelou worked with Shakur on the set of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5M1Z_BOtqY" target="_blank">Poetic Justice</a>.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZc1uaMoMKw" target="_blank">Here's</a> the trailer for the movie Calypso Heat Wave, the movie that she appeared in singing "Run Joe."

Chapelle and Angelou spent the day together for an episode of Sundance's <a href="http://www.sundance.tv/series/iconoclasts" target="_blank">Iconoclasts</a>.

Watch part 2 of the interview <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWZOPPxAX9I" target="_blank">here</a>.

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12 Must-See Video Clips Of Maya Angelou

1. On love and liberation:

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2. Singing "My Name" on Sesame Street:

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3. ...And playing patty cake with Elmo:

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4. Remembering her mother saving her from an abusive relationship:

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5. On The Richard Pryor Show, 1977:

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6. In conversation with rapper Common:

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7. On making Tupac Shakur cry:

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8. Remembering her time as a calypso singer:

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9. In conversation with Dave Chapelle:

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10. On the original Arsenio Hall show, circa 1990:

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11. On being a human being:

12. A Biography.com mini-biography, featuring stunning vintage photos of Dr. Angelou:

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