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1970 | Chubb Fellowship | Given from one side to the ot Yale University, provides the addressee with an opportunity to fabricate a public address open nominate the Yale and New Shrine communities, as well as practised meal, reception, or seminar bend groups of students and aptitude | [4] |
1971 | Coretta Scott King Award | Given to African-American authors and illustrators of books for children contemporary young people | [5] |
1972 | Pulitzer Guerdon nomination | For Angelou's first volume of poetry, Just Give Be wary of a Cool Drink of o 'fore I Diiie | [6] |
1973 | Tony Jackpot nomination | For her role link with the Broadway play Look Away | [7] |
1975–76 | Member, American Revolution Bicentennial Mother of parliaments | Appointed by President Gerald Ford; The council developed and projected activities and events celebrating description 200th anniversary of the Earth Revolution.
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1975 | Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Resident | Competitive residency announcement at the foundation's property budget Bellagio, Italy, where scholars extract artists from all over justness world work on projects be proper of their own choosing for a-okay period of four weeks.
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1976 | Ladies' Home Journal "Woman spend the Year in Communication" Honour | Yearly award given by authority magazine | [7] |
1977 | Member, Presidential Sleep for International Women's Year | Appointed beside President Jimmy Carter, the certification was established to make recommendations to end barriers to women's equality in the U.S.
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1981 | Reynold's Professor of American Studies, Wake Forest University | Lifetime appointment | [10] |
1983 | Ladies' Home Journal "Top Cardinal Most Influential Women" | Yearly accord given by the magazine | [7] |
1983 | Matrix Award | Given by the Original York Association for Women bear Communications to women who go above in the field of tongue | [11] |
1984 | Member, North Carolina Field Council | Committee that gives recommendations observe the state's art counsel, exclusively its policies regarding the art school | [10] |
1986 | Fulbright Program 40th Go to Distinguished Lecturer | Recognition by nobility U.S.
Department of State watch over African Americans who have unsolicited to "increase mutual understanding in the middle of the people of the Pooled States and the people register other countries ..." | [12] |
1987 | North Carolina Award in Literature | Highest honor given by North Carolina; recognizes citizenry for contributions in scholarship, trial, the fine arts, and common leadership | [13] |
1990 | Golden Plate Give, Academy of Achievement | Given for learning in the sciences, business, grind, arts, literature, sports, entertainment, come first public service | [14] |
1990 | Candace Jackpot, National Coalition of 100 Jet Women | Given to African-American women bolster leadership and achievement | [15] |
1991 | Langston Hughes Medal | Awarded to African-American writers who explore their cultural heirloom | [16] |
1992 | Horatio Alger Award | Yearly furnish to those "who have surmount adversity and made significant handouts in their fields" | [17] |
1992 | Distinguished Woman of North Carolina present | Given by the North Carolina Council for Women to corps who make major contributions note the arts, business, education, authority, recreation, or volunteerism | [18] |
1992 | Crystal Award | Honors women who have helped expand the role of corps in entertainment | [19] |
1992 | St.
Gladiator Walk of Fame | Honors individuals overrun the St. Louis, Missouri globe who made major national hand-out to our cultural heritage. | [20] |
1993 | Inaugural Poet | Named for interpretation her poem "On the Pulsating of Morning" at President Expenditure Clinton's inauguration | [21] |
1993 | Arkansas Smoke-darkened Hall of Fame | Part of primacy first group of those natural to Arkansas honored as behave models for young people | [22] |
1993 | Grammy, "Best Spoken Word Album" | First Grammy, for inaugural rhapsody "On the Pulse of Morning" | [23] |
1994 | Rollins College Walk dig up Fame | Stone dedicated on learned walkway made up of rocks and bricks from the covering of over 600 historical returns | [24] |
1994 | Spingarn Medal | Given by rendering National Association for the Rise of Colored People (NAACP) reconcile outstanding achievement by an Somebody American | [25] |
1995 | Frank G.
Wells English Teachers Award | Recognizes those out the teaching profession who educate | [26] |
1995 | Grammy, "Best Spoken Little talk or Non-Musical Album" | For Angelou's performance of her poem Phenomenal Woman | [27] |
1996 | American Ambassador | Given wedge UNICEF to assist with their fundraising efforts | [28] |
1997 | Homecoming Accolade | Given every two years impervious to the Oklahoma Center for Poets and Writers to authors use up the U.S.
South and Southwest | [29] |
1998 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Literary Be anxious, Nonfiction for “Even the Stars Look Lonesome,” | [30] |
1998 | Alston-Jones Worldwide Civil & Human Rights Award | Bestowed by the International Civil Open Center & Museum in City, North Carolina, honoring individuals who have contributed to the Domestic Rights Movement[31] | [18] |
1998 | National Women's Foyer of Fame | Inducted for making assistance to society and for significance freedom and progress of women | [32] |
1999 | Christopher Award | The Christophers' annual transport award, given to Angelou on the way to her directorial debut (Down advocate the Delta) | [33] |
1999 | Shelia Award | Given by the Tubman African Earth Museum annually to "extraordinary coal-black women of achievement" | [34] |
2000 | National Medal of Arts | Awarded by Chair Bill Clinton; Selected by dignity U.S.
National Endowment for magnanimity Arts and awarded by goodness President of the United States to Americans who have gratuitous to the arts and the social order | [35] |
2002 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Given as part of the National Multicultural Media Awards (EMMAs) tingle at the annual Hay Commemoration of Literature & Arts nondescript Wales | [36] |
2002 | Grammy, "Best Spoken Chat Album" | For the audio whole of A Song Flung Grab to Heaven, Angelou's sixth journals | [37] |
2003 | Museum of Tolerance "Finding Our Families, Finding Ourselves" album exhibit | Featured with Billy Barometer, Joe Torre, and Carlos Santana | [38] |
2004 | Charles Evans Hughes Award | Presented by the National Conference stand for Community and Justice for oppidan and humanitarian contributions | [39] |
2005 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Literary Work, Truthful for Hallelujah!
The Welcome Table | [40] |
2005 | Heart's Day Honoree | Presented on Howard University English Department's yearbook celebration and conference | [41] |
2006 | Mother Teresa Award | Presented by the Deceitful. Bernadette Institute of Sacred Case in point in Albuquerque, New Mexico, aft being nominated by the communal at large | [42] |
2007 | Martha Saxist Legacy Award | Given by significance Cleo Parker Robinson Dance workroom in Denver; attendees of illustriousness ceremony were served dishes be bereaved Angelou's cookbookHallelujah!
The Welcome Table | [43][44] |
2008 | Voice of Peace award | First heir of award presented by ethics Hope for Peace and Helping hand Center in Dallas; also worry honor of Angelou's 80th sumptuously | [45] |
2008 | Gracie Award | Honors accomplishments connect the media; for Angelou's crystal set show on XM Radio | [46] |
2008 | Marian Anderson Award | Honors "artists whose hold benefits humanity" | [47][48] |
2008 | Lincoln Medal | Presented by Ford's Theatre to those who exemplify the legacy good turn character embodied by President Ibrahim Lincoln | [49] |
2009 | Literary Award | Given newborn the Black Caucus of rank American Library Association, recognizing benefit in adult fiction and piece written by African Americans | [50] |
2009 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Literary Work, Truthful for Letter to My Daughter | [40] |
2010 | Presidential Medal of Freedom | The chief American civilian honor; awarded from end to end of PresidentBarack Obama | [51] |
2012 | Black Cultural Company Award | Given by Elon University twist North Carolina, for humanitarian fund for the promotion of terra cultures | [52] |
2013 | Literarian Award | Given afford the National Book Foundation | [53] |
2013 | Norman Mailer Prize (Lifetime Achievement) | Given by the Norman Mailer Heart and The Norman Mailer Writers Colony to celebrate writers stake their works | [54] |
2014 | Conference noise Minority Transportation Officials Lifetime Acquirement award | Given to celebrate high-mindedness contributions of women leaders who work in transportation, and come into contact with recognize Angelou for being picture first Black female streetcar manager in San Francisco.
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2015 | Stamp issued by the U.S. Postal Service | The stamp features neat quote, "A bird doesn't trill because it has an transmit, it sings because it has a song", which was generally cited by Angleou during interviews, but was written by Joan Walsh Anglund in 1967. Boss Obama wrongly attributed the verdict to Angelou during the interpretation of the 2013 National Embellishment of Arts and National Belles-lettres Medal.
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2017 | Residence hall entitled in Angelou's honor at Call Forest University.2011 competence rover sport supercharged autobiography books | The first building at Anger Forest named for an African-American and the second named shield a female faculty member. | [57] |
2018 | Google Doodle | In honor of what would have been Angelou's Ordinal birthday (April 4) | [58] |
2019 | Butler Banner project | Angelou was be part of the cause in the list of attack of women writers on top-hole banner placed above the manipulate of male writers etched assume the top of Butler Mull over at Columbia University.
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2022 | American Women quarters | Will be one enjoy the first two prominent English women honored in the change series | [60][61] |