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Post by chiver78 on May 28, 2014 8:42:02 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2014 8:43:52 GMT -5
I hadn't heard. She was an amazing lady.  |
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on May 28, 2014 8:44:52 GMT -5
She was. I hadn't heard either. |
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Post by Tennesseer on May 28, 2014 8:47:27 GMT -5
A voice for all people. Well done madam. Well done.
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Post by mmhmm on May 28, 2014 9:14:29 GMT -5
Oh, dear. I'd not heard she'd passed. I've so enjoyed her writings over the years. A lovely woman who contributed a great deal to our world. RIP, gentle soul.  |
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chiver78
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Post by chiver78 on May 28, 2014 9:18:32 GMT -5
apparently, it was overnight or early this morning that she passed. my FB news feed has pretty much blown up with her quotes.
she was an amazing soul, and will absolutely be missed.
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Post by Jaguar on May 28, 2014 9:54:29 GMT -5
Peace Be Yours Wonderful Soul,
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Post by djAdvocate on May 28, 2014 12:05:28 GMT -5
terrific writer. she will be missed.
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Post by chiver78 on May 30, 2014 12:29:18 GMT -5
I guess it was too much to hope that they'd learn from the example set at Fred Phelps' funeral.  may the mourners drown out their hate. |
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Post by Tennesseer on May 30, 2014 13:23:36 GMT -5
Westboro Church continues to look like fools they are. If there is an afterlife, Maya is laughing her ass off right now knowing what will be in store for the church members after they pass from this world into the next. |
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2014 14:28:58 GMT -5
Not trying to be insensitive, but I never heard of her before her death announcement. I was surprised she was supposed to go to Fayetteville, Ar. which she cancelled just before her death. That's not that far from where I live. (150 miles ?)
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Post by Tennesseer on May 30, 2014 16:16:30 GMT -5
I first heard of Maya Angelou around 1970 after her autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, was first published in 1969. Angelou was in the national news in 1993 when she recited one of her poems during President Clinton's inauguration.
Among her many other awards and honorary doctoral degrees she received during her lifetime, she was awarded the National Medal of arts in 2000 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011. |
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