sing. toll of life in jim crow south the words lifted her to the heights of power. sharing the podium with the newly elected president bill clinton at his inauguration. maya angelou won an emmy and multiple grammys. she died in her home in winston-salem, north carolina. she was 86 years old. we re going to have so much more on her incredible lasting, enduring legacy and influence in just a moment. everybody on this set and offsite who we re waiting for ra hemato be talking. everybody just stopped and listened to her words. as they do every time we hear them. good morning, everyone. it s thursday, may 29th. welcome to morning joe. with us on set we have mike barnicle, columnist and associate editor, david