Maya Angelou Guest Stars When an Ambitious Moesha Tries to Fast Forward Her Career at Vibe Magazine on UPN's ``Moesha,'' Airing in Its New Time Period, Monday, Aug. 30, 8-8:30 P.M. ET/PT.LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Aug. 30, 1999-- Great American author and poet laureate poet laureate (lô`rēĭt), title conferred in Britain by the monarch on a poet whose duty it is to write commemorative odes and verse. Dr. Maya Angelou guest stars on "Moesha," airing on its new night, Monday, Aug. 30 (8 to 8:30 p.m., ET/PT) on UPN UPN User Principal Name (Microsoft Windows 2000) UPN United Paramount Network UPN Unión del Pueblo Navarro (Navarrese People Union) UPN Umgekehrte Polnische Notation . Included in the episode is a stirring reading by series star Brandy, together with Angelou, of "And Still I Rise," from Angelou's third volume of poetry. When an eager Moesha, who's working as an assistant at Vibe Magazine, bluffs her way into an interview with Angelou by posing as a reporter, she gets more than she bargained for. After Moesha peppers her interview subject with questions such as "What's Oprah like?" and "When you first started writing, how did you get people to recognize your talent?" she receives words of wisdom from the compassionate Angelou. In her autobiography, Angelou recounts that sometime early in the 1950s, she bluffed her way into a job as a dancer and singer. She was a quick study whose winning way with audiences overcame any deficiencies in skill. She performed in the popular West Indian calypso Calypso, in Greek mythology Calypso (kəlĭp`sō), nymph, daughter of Atlas, in Homer's Odyssey. She lived on the island of Ogygia and there entertained Odysseus for seven years. style at the Purple Onion, a cabaret in San Francisco. "Moesha" stars Brandy as Moesha Mitchell, Sheryl Lee Ralph Sheryl Lee Ralph (born on December 30, 1956, in Waterbury, Connecticut) is a Tony Award-nominated American actress and singer of Jamaican ancestry. Biography Ralph graduated from high school at age 16. She graduated from Rutgers University at age 19 in 1975. as Dee Mitchell, William Allen Young as Frank Mitchell, Marcus T. Paulk Marcus Terrell Paulk (born October 12, 1986 in California) is an American actor best known for his role as Myles Mitchell in the UPN sitcom Moesha, which aired from 1996 through 2001. as Myles Mitchell, Lamont Bentley as Hakeem ha·keem n. Variant of hakim1. Noun 1. hakeem - a Muslim physician hakim Moslem, Muslim - a believer in or follower of Islam doc, doctor, physician, Dr. Campbell, Yvette Wilson as Andell, Shar Jackson as Niecy and Ray J as Dorian. The episode also guest stars Phil Morris as Joe Scott, Tanya Wright as Andrea and Sydney Bennett as Kasey. |
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