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Maya Angelou

Age: 81
Residence: Winston-Salem, N.C.
What keeps her busy: Poet, Professor

At the age of 81, Maya Angelou is giving back to the next generation of youth. Angelou teaches at Wake Forest University, where she has a lifetime position as the Reynolds professor of American Studies. Angelou also hosts a weekly radio show on XM Satellite Radio's Oprah & Friends channel. She is an acclaimed poet who has had published many volumes of poems and autobiographies. Angelou is a Pulitzer Prize winner.

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