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Maya Angelou’s Son Has Died

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Guy Johnson, son of author Maya Angelou, is hugged by California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom as his mother is honored at the 13th Annual California Hall of Fame ceremony at the California Museum in Sacramento, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019.  (Daniel Kim/The Sacramento Bee via AP, Pool)

Poet Maya Angelou’s son Guy Johnson has passed away. The news of his passing was posted on Angelou’s Facebook page. According to the statement, Angelou’s one-and-only son passed away peacefully at his home in Oakland.  Johnson had a very close relationship with is mother. He was 77 years old. Funeral arrangements are currently being made.  Read more on his extraordinary life from Essence here.


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