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Guy Johnson, the one and only son of poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou, has died at age 77 in California. News of his death was first shared on the official social media account for Maya ...
“Guy Johnson is a wonder,” Angelou is quoted as saying of her son in an interview with the Associated Press. “He’s been physically challenged. He was paralyzed from his neck down at one point.
3. She was a teen mother. Less than a month after graduating from high school, the 17-year-old Angelou gave birth to a son, Clyde “Guy’’ Johnson.
Dr. Maya Angelou, who kicked down the door for many African-American and other female artists, ... However, she always insisted that her son and only child, Clyde “Guy” Johnson, was a blessing.
Her proposal for the work was accepted in 2019 by a panel that included Angelou’s son, Guy Johnson, then revoked by Supervisor Catherine Stefani for not being “traditional” enough, then ...