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CP26890270 — Poet and author Maya Angelou smiles at her home in Winston-Salem, N.C. on May 20, 2010.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Nell Redmond

Maya Angelou, Berry Gordy, Jim Brown to receive MLB Beacon Awards on May 30 in Houston

Jan 19, 2014 13:01:00

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Maya Angelou, Berry Gordy and Jim Brown will be honoured at the 2014 MLB Beacon Awards Luncheon in May.

Major League Baseball announced Monday that the iconic author-poet, music business maven and football legend will receive awards May 30 in Houston before the annual Civil Rights Game.

The Houston Astros will host the Baltimore Orioles in this year’s Civil Right Game. It will air on the MLB Network.

Past recipients of MLB Beacon Awards include Muhammad Ali, Aretha Franklin and Hall of Famers Frank Robinson and Hank Aaron.

The MLB Beacon Awards Luncheon is one of the events surrounding the Civil Rights Game that pay tribute to people who fight for equal rights.

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Civil Rights Game: http://www.MLB.com/civilrightsgame

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