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Former U.S. Poet Laureate, actress and raconteur Maya Angelou (b. 1928) narrated and appeared in the Sesame Street special Elmo Saves Christmas in 1996. She also appeared in a few Sesame Street insert segments in the 1990s and beyond, including celebrity versions of "A New Way to Walk" and "Sing." In other inserts she talks about 'N' words to Natasha (EKA: Episode 3822), plays patty-cake with Elmo while she raps about 'M' words (EKA: Episode 3924) and E words, claps hands with Herry Monster while he says 'H' words, and sings "My Name" with Elmo and the kids.

Angelou contributed a recipe for "Jollof Rice" to Miss Piggy's 1996 cookbook, In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy.

Her nickname "Maya" came from her older brother, Bailey, who called her "My" and "Mine." She was nominated for Broadway's Tony Award in 1973 as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for Look Away. For years as a child, she was also mute; a woman named Bertha Flowers helped her talk again and inspired her to become the poet she would become. Her 1969 autobiography is called I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

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-Former U.S. Poet Laureate, actress and raconteur '''Maya Angelou''' (b. 1928) narrated and appeared in the ''[[Sesame Street]]'' special ''[[Elmo Saves Christmas (special)|Elmo Saves Christmas]]'' in [[1996]]. She also appeared in a few ''Sesame Street'' insert segments in the 1990s and beyond, including celebrity versions of "[[A New Way to Walk]]" and "[[Sing]]." In two other inserts she talks about '[[N]]' words to [[Natasha]] {{eka|3822}} and plays patty-cake with [[Elmo]] while she raps about '[[M]]' words {{eka|3924}}.
+Former U.S. Poet Laureate, actress and raconteur '''Maya Angelou''' (b. 1928) narrated and appeared in the ''[[Sesame Street]]'' special ''[[Elmo Saves Christmas (special)|Elmo Saves Christmas]]'' in 1996. She also appeared in a few ''Sesame Street'' insert segments in the 1990s and beyond, including celebrity versions of "[[A New Way to Walk]]" and "[[Sing]]." In other inserts she talks about '[[N]]' words to [[Natasha]] {{eka|3822}}, plays patty-cake with [[Elmo]] while she raps about '[[M]]' words {{eka|3924}} and [[E]] words, claps hands with [[Herry Monster]] while he says '[[H]]' words, and sings "[[My Name]]" with Elmo and the kids.
 Angelou contributed a recipe for "Jollof Rice" to [[Miss Piggy|Miss Piggy's]] 1996 cookbook, ''[[In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy]]''.
-Her nickname "Maya" came from her older brother, Bailey, who called her "My" and "Mine." She was nominated for Broadway's Tony Award in [[1973]] as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for ''Look Away''. For years as a child, she was also mute; a woman named Bertha Flowers helped her talk again and inspired her to become the poet she would become. Her 1969 autobiography is called ''I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings''.
+Her nickname "Maya" came from her older brother, Bailey, who called her "My" and "Mine." She was nominated for Broadway's Tony Award in 1973 as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for ''Look Away''. For years as a child, she was also mute; a woman named Bertha Flowers helped her talk again and inspired her to become the poet she would become. Her 1969 autobiography is called ''I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings''.
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.mayaangelou.com/ Official Site]
+*[http://www.mayaangelou.com/ Official site]
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