WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Wake Forest University is naming a new residence hall in honor of famous former faculty member Maya Angelou.

The private university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, said Friday the five-story building now under construction will house more than 200 first-year students when it opens in January 2017.

University President Nathan Hatch says Angelou was a towering figure on campus and in American culture. Angelou taught a variety of humanities courses as a professor of American studies from 1982 until her death in 2014.

The poet, actress and civil rights activist was perhaps best known for her 1969 book, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.”

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To learn more, please visit: The Books & Cocktails Event. 

The premiere literary event for lovers of black fiction is returning and is bigger and better. The AAMBC Awards is the only entertainment award show held in Atlanta that caters to readers across the country. In 2016 AAMBC has laid out an All Star weekend of events with Authors, book lovers, TV and Film celebrities.

When: Friday, June 10, 2016 at 7:00 PM - Sunday, June 12, 2016 at 3:00 PM (EDT)

Where: Atlanta, Georgia

To learn more, please visit The 2016 AAMBC Literary Awards Weekend Events.