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In memoriam: Maya Angelou

Wed May 28th 2014 by abagond

Maya Angelou (1928-2014), an American writer best known for writing “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” (1969), has died at 86.

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on Wed May 28th 2014 at 14:37:51 truthangel07

RIP Maya! You were a phenomenal woman!

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on Wed May 28th 2014 at 15:01:24 constantly

Very sad news…. Her spirit… her writing… her teachings and principles will live on – she blessed the earth with her presence. Maya Angelou you will be greatly missed!

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on Wed May 28th 2014 at 15:08:42 nomad

A great icon of the Civil Rights error. Too bad she slipped on Ice Burg Slim.

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on Wed May 28th 2014 at 15:08:53 Sharina

Wow. This was unexpected news. She will be missed.

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on Wed May 28th 2014 at 15:13:23 Adeen

RIP Maya Angelou. I loved reading your stories in English class

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on Wed May 28th 2014 at 15:30:51 Bulanik

RIP, Maya Angelou. A wonderful writer and person.

I remember meeting her once, after she had given a talk about “Power” at one of London’s universities.

She was courteous to the white people there, but she was far more interested in listening — listening — to the young black and Asian women present, who sat together and lunched together, and seemed to form an informal band.

We were all in awe, and not just by her magnetism. But her kindess, and warmth and a certain sparkle in her eyes. She moved her mouth deliciously and what voice came out from it: tv never captured it.

She had a beautiful, sensual walk, too.

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on Wed May 28th 2014 at 15:40:00 Bulanik

Phenomenal Woman, phenomenally:

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on Wed May 28th 2014 at 15:46:35 HarlemGal Inc.

Reblogged this on HarlemGal Inc..

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on Wed May 28th 2014 at 16:34:37 stephaniegirl

RIP Maya. She’s truly a phenomenal woman!

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on Wed May 28th 2014 at 16:52:35 dorisjean23

What a beautiful woman,what a beautiful soul – how the world will grieve your passing.

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on Wed May 28th 2014 at 17:49:59 Booker DeWitt

Noooooo!
RIP 😦

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on Wed May 28th 2014 at 17:58:16 Melanie S.

Her works opened my eyes to an entirely different emotional, cultural, and literary experience. I am forever grateful to her.

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on Wed May 28th 2014 at 18:54:28 Benjamin G

My soul hurts. RIP Maya.

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on Wed May 28th 2014 at 20:41:53 Brothawolf

America has lost a phenomenal woman. R.I.P. Dr. Angelou.

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on Wed May 28th 2014 at 22:33:04 Mary Burrell

My father introduced the poem “Phenomenal Woman” to me as a young teen. I loved my father for that. My favorite Maya Angelou book was “Singing and Swinging and Getting Merry Like Christmas.” Along with “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings.” She was a phenomenal woman.

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on Wed May 28th 2014 at 23:07:48 Mary Burrell

@Bulaink: Thank you for the video. This poem was very instrumental in my development as a young teen.

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on Wed May 28th 2014 at 23:24:34 Linda

The passing of a true Icon. She will be missed RIP

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on Wed May 28th 2014 at 23:42:38 mstoogood4yall

a true queen is gone from this earth,but her words of wisdom will live on forever. this is my first time hearing her poem phenomenal woman, and that is exactly what she was. I liked her voice, it was soft yet powerful.

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on Thu May 29th 2014 at 00:00:18 Mary Burrell

“When you know better, you do better.” Maya Angelou.

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on Thu May 29th 2014 at 01:46:37 lifelearner

Powerful poet and a wonderful person. Well done!

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on Thu May 29th 2014 at 14:42:20 nomad

I wonder if she ever realized that in backing Obama she had betrayed her Civil Rights heritage and become an advocate for the oppression of brown people worldwide. I was not surprised at Oprah carrying water for Obama. After all, she’s a media mogul. I expected Angelou to be more ethical. She was a symbol of our quest for justice for the black populace and should have been more discerning about who she was leading her admirers to endorse. I expect such bias from media moguls and politicians. Not from poets. You know, I will never look at black leaders the same ever again. I will judge them from now on on where they stood on the mass murderer in chief in the Error of Obama.

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on Fri May 30th 2014 at 12:55:17 Joe

RIP

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on Fri May 30th 2014 at 15:34:58 Legion

• Why is Angelou much accepted and celebrated by the mainstream press?

• Why is Angelou “phenomenal”? Is it because of the rich life she led or is it because of important contributions to culture through her writing or something else or a mixture?

I think the first time I ever saw her was an Oprah interview where Oprah looks adoringly at Angelou the whole time, this was a trigger for me to not bother finding out anything about Angelou. I know of course that her first book is an autobiographical account of her coming up in Apartheid America. Is that book why she is revered by many?

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