Maya Angelou Celebrates 80th Birthday
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Author and poet Maya Angelou is celebrating her 80th birthday in Atlanta with a star-studded gala.
The event Sunday will include a red carpet and a guest list full of celebrities. Proceeds from the pricey soiree benefit a southwest Atlanta YMCA teen center bearing her name.
The party is the third Angelou has had since turning 80 on April 4. The others were in Winston-Salem, N.C., where she lives, and Palm Beach, Fla., an event organized by Oprah Winfrey.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Atlanta event is being thrown by civil rights icon and longtime friend Andrew Young and his family