Born in St. Louis and raised in small-town Arkansas, Maya Angelou went to her grave as a beloved daughter of Harlem. As a young woman, Angelou sang on the Apollo Theater stage to wild applause. She later landed a W. 120th St. apartment, where the chartreuse curtains hid a parade of her well-known friends: Oprah Winfrey, Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson. “She would have wonderful parties and get-togethers at that house,” said fellow poet Quincy Troupe, 74, a friend and neighbor for 40 years. “She was a great lady. I’m going to miss her.” Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...rns-loss-icon-article-1.1809315#ixzz338WNLuOQ
