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San Francisco Public Library celebrates Maya Angelou with literary event

KALW | By Jeneé Darden
Published November 14, 2024 at 6:00 AM PST
Artists who will be performing at “Echoes of Maya: A Celebration of Verse and Voice" this Sunday.
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Artists who will be performing at “Echoes of Maya: A Celebration of Verse and Voice" this Sunday.

This interview aired in the November 14, 2024 episode of Crosscurrents.

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This Sunday the San Francisco Public Library is hosting a special event to honor the late poet Maya Angelou. It’s called “Echoes of Maya: A Celebration of Verse and Voice.” And it features performances by Bay Area poets.

Author and retired Oakland librarian Dorothy Lazard will be on stage sharing history about Angelou, who lived in the Bay Area.
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Jeneé Darden
Jeneé Darden is an award-winning journalist, author, public speaker and proud Oakland native. She is the executive producer and host of the weekly arts segment Sights & Sounds as well as the series Sights + Sounds Magazine. Jeneé also covers East Oakland for KALW. Jeneé has reported for NPR, Marketplace, KQED, KPCC, The Los Angeles Times, Ebony magazine, Refinery29 and other outlets. In 2005, she reported on the London transit bombings for Time magazine. Prior to coming to KALW, she hosted the podcast Mental Health and Wellness Radio.
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