http://www.lycos.com/info/maya-angelou—wake-forest-university.html
Angelou’s civil activism extends beyond her writings and performances. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. appointed her northern coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1959. She served as an ambassador for UNICEF International in 1996. She is a member of several service committees including the W.E.B. Du Bois Foundation in Massachusetts. In 1981, she was appointed to a lifetime position as the first Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University.
I keep seeing mentions of Maya Angelou’s nomination as Best Supporting Actress in “Roots” in 1977, but that’s not so. There is no record of a nomination for her in any category. She had a bit part backing up Cecily Tyson.