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Fox Station Airs Distasteful Maya Angelou Headline, Triggers Twitter Backlash

Fox Station's Distasteful Maya Angelou Headline
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A local Fox station may have made an unfortunate slip in its coverage of Maya Angelou's death.

On Wednesday afternoon, Twitter account @SlowSlowNews posted a screenshot which appears to show Fox 26 -- a channel that serves the Houston area -- telling viewers that the literary icon was canceling an upcoming appearance.

In response to the apparent faux pas, some Twitter users expressed their disdain.

Before her death, Angelou had indeed canceled a scheduled May 30 appearance at the 2014 MLB Beacon Awards Luncheon in Houston. According to an earlier AP report, Angelou said she wouldn't be able to attend the event due to "health reasons."

Angelou died at her Winston-Salem, N.C., home Wednesday. She was 86.

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Maya Angelou attends Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular at the United Center in Chicago. (credit:Getty)
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President Barack Obama presents poet and author Maya Angelou with the 2010 Medal of Freedom in the White House. (credit:Getty)
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Maya Angelou speaks during the AARP Magazine's 2011 Inspire Awards in Washington, D.C. (credit:Getty)
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Dr. Maya Angelou poses at the Special Recognition Event for The Michael Jackson Tribute Portrait in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (credit:Getty)
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Dr. Maya Angelou attends her 82nd birthday at a party with friends and family at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (credit:Getty)
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Dr. Maya Angelou, recipient of the 2009 Buoniconti Fund Humanitarian Award, speaks onstage at the 24th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner in New York. (credit:Getty)
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Dr. Maya Angelou and former U.S. President Bill Clinton attend the 2009 Women of the Year hosted by Glamour Magazine in New York City. (credit:Getty)
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Writer Maya Angelou attends the memorial celebration for Odetta at Riverside Church in New York City. (credit:Getty)
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Actress/host Niecy Nash and Dr. Maya Angelou attend the 34th Annual AWRT Gracie Awards Gala at the New York Marriott Marquis. (credit:Getty)
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Actress Sigourney Weaver and poet Maya Angelou attends the 2009 Straight for Equality awards at the Marriott Marquis. (credit:Getty)
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Poet Maya Angelou reads a poem during a ceremony to present Archbishop Desmond Tutu of Cape Town, South Africa with the William J. Fulbright Prize for International Understanding. (credit:Getty)
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Hillary Rodham Clinton holds the hand of Dr. Maya Angelou during a conversation in front of an audience at Wake Forest University. (credit:Getty)
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Poet Maya Angelou reads her poem 'Amazing Peace' during the 2005 Christmas Pageant of Peace and National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in Washington, D.C. (credit:Getty)
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Dr. Maya Angelou speaks at the Women In Film and Hallmark Channel Reception at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. (credit:Getty)
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Coretta Scott-King, who is the widow of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., and Maya Angelou speak to members of the media in the Bronx, New York. (credit:Getty)
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Maya Angelou laughs at the Abyssian Development Corporation's tenth annual Harlem Renaissance Day of Commitment in New York City. (credit:Getty)
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