Gayle King and Dr. Maya Angelou attending The Abyssinian Development Corporation''s (ADC) Tenth Annual Renaissance Day of Commitment Leadership Breakfast at City College in Harlem, New York City. June 15, 2004. © Walter McBride / Photo

From: Photo Flashback: Remembering Maya Angelou

As BroadwayWorld reported yesterday, America's Poet Laureate Maya Angelou has passed away at the age of 86. The poet died last night, May 27th in a Winston-Salem, North Carolina hospital while recovering from an 'unexpected ailment'. She died surrounded by her family. Below, BroadwayWorld remembers the legend.