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locdlib

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22. I see some on here are holding

Sat Jun 7, 2014, 02:34 PM

Jun 2014

fast to being willfully ignorant. I knew that Michelle's comment about Ms. Angelou's being comfortable in her own black skin would be controversial. I suspect that faux news and the rest of the crazies will attempt to make Michelle out to be a racist. I am a black woman and fully support what she says as I know for a fact how true her statements were. People on here trying to make a connection to a black woman being comfortable in the skin that she was born as being on the same level as plastic surgery are examples of what is wrong in 'Merica.

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First Lady Praises Maya Angelou: “She was comfortable in every last inch of her glorious black skin" [View all] bigtree Jun 2014 OP

Maya had dinner at my house in the 60's when I was 12 yrs old or so. randys1 Jun 2014 #1

+1 bigtree Jun 2014 #3

How wonderful! shenmue Jun 2014 #9

I was watching as much of this as possible on MSNBC. They kept interrupting Skidmore Jun 2014 #2

they do like to hear themselves talk on that network bigtree Jun 2014 #8

The memorial was incredible, inspiring. nolabear Jun 2014 #4

update in op, nolabear: video bigtree Jun 2014 #7

Thanks! It's well worth watching again. nolabear Jun 2014 #11

Missed it malaise Jun 2014 #24

glad to be able to find and post it here for you, malaise bigtree Jun 2014 #26

A moving tribute from Michelle sheshe2 Jun 2014 #5

yes, very moving, sheshe2 bigtree Jun 2014 #6

"words so powerful they carried a little black girl from the South Side of Chicago all applegrove Jun 2014 #10

She got a huge prolonged standing ovation for that sentence, the reason I know this Mira Jun 2014 #23

Lucky you malaise Jun 2014 #25

bittersweet bigtree Jun 2014 #27

What a great momment to be a part of. applegrove Jun 2014 #39

Okay, that's rather creepy Demeter Jun 2014 #12

do you know what it's like to feel comfortable in 'black skin'? bigtree Jun 2014 #14

Seeing as most women are not comfortable in their skins, regardless of the color Demeter Jun 2014 #15

just . . . not getting it. bigtree Jun 2014 #17

Angelou was an INTELLECTUAL Demeter Jun 2014 #18

you're off the frickin wall on this bigtree Jun 2014 #19

You're being too literal, to the point of being obtuse. Maedhros Jun 2014 #30

... greatauntoftriplets Jun 2014 #31

You have GOT to be kidding gollygee Jun 2014 #37

Just because she was an INTELLECTUAL doesn't mean she can't have body issues justiceischeap Jun 2014 #44

Maya Angelou had a stage career undeterred Jun 2014 #46

Uh...WTF? nolabear Jun 2014 #16

or not. nt awoke_in_2003 Jun 2014 #20

Actually it's your post that's "creepy". Cha Jun 2014 #42

+1 Cali_Democrat Jun 2014 #45

Suggest you listen to the speech. You might get it. nilram Jun 2014 #47

k&r n/t RainDog Jun 2014 #13

Thanks for your post bigtree. littlemissmartypants Jun 2014 #21

I see some on here are holding locdlib Jun 2014 #22

Good post. JaneyVee Jun 2014 #28

+ 1000 weird objection to that eulogy. doesn't fit. bettyellen Jun 2014 #29

Yes! It's just the right wingers' way of calling Angelou a [redacted] alp227 Jun 2014 #38

Thank you for your perception, locdlib~ Cha Jun 2014 #43

» bigtree Jun 2014 #32

A beautiful lady with a powerful tribute. I was in tears. lamp_shade Jun 2014 #33

The measurement of skin is in square feet mudy waters Jun 2014 #34

pfftt!! bigtree Jun 2014 #35

Thought I was going to get flames for that comment mudy waters Jun 2014 #36

When they hand out a quota amount of the drug that stops ageing....people like Maya Angelou applegrove Jun 2014 #40

I was looking for a Tribute to Maya Angelou from First Lady Michelle.. mahalo, Cha Jun 2014 #41