ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Wednesday, March 12, 1997 TAG: 9703120087
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-3 EDITION: METRO
DATELINE: NORFOLK
Poet Maya Angelou said people who show faith in their lives will spur others to do likewise, even if it's a different set of beliefs.
``When we really come to be good Christians and Jews, we will encourage people to be Muslims and Buddhists,'' Angelou said Tuesday night at the annual awards banquet of the Tidewater chapter of the National Conference of Christians and Jews.
About 670 people turned out for the dinner, during which humanitarian awards were presented..
``When I look at African-American poetry, I can see faith in it,'' she said.
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