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Cha

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41. I was looking for a Tribute to Maya Angelou from First Lady Michelle.. mahalo,
Sat Jun 7, 2014, 08:28 PM
Jun 2014

bigtree.

¸.•´ ? ☆And Still.... ? `•.¸.•´ ? º ☆.¸¸.•´¯`? They RISE!!!!


One of my favorite quotes from Maya Angelou~




TOD

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
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