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Rita Coburn Whack
Co-director and producer of Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise. She was producer of The Dr. Maya Angelou Show on Oprah Radio, Maya Angelou Black History Month specials, and manager of Maya Angelou’s Facebook site of 4.5 million fans.
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