Postal Service Issuing Stamp To Honor Late Poet Maya Angelou

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Postal Service is issuing a new limited edition "Forever" stamp honoring the late poet, author and civil rights champion Maya Angelou. Angelou rose from poverty, segregation and violence to become a force on stage, screen and the printed page. She died last May at her Winston-Salem, North Carolina, home at 86. The stamp for dedication at a Washington ceremony Tuesday showcases Atlanta artist Ross Rossin's 2013 portrait of Angelou, an oil painting in the Smithsonian's ...