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| Maya Angelou Titzup at 89 |
| 2014-05-28 |
| The Nickelback of poets... NEW YORK -- Maya Angelou was gratified, but not surprised by her extraordinary fortune. "I'm not modest," she told The Associated Press in 2013. "I have no modesty. Modesty is a learned behavior. But I do pray for humility, because humility comes from the inside out." Her story awed millions. The young single mother who worked at strip clubs to earn a living later danced and sang on stages around the world. A black woman born poor wrote and recited the most popular presidential inaugural poem in history. A childhood victim of rape, shamed into silence, eventually told her story through one of the most widely read memoirs of the past few decades. Nope, no racism here! Angelou's musical style was clear in a passage about boxing great Joe Louis's defeat in 1936 against German fighter Max Schmeling: "My race groaned," she wrote. "It was our people falling. It was another lynching, yet another Black man hanging on a tree. One more woman ambushed and raped. A Black boy whipped and maimed. It was hounds on the trail of a man running through slimy swamps. ... If Joe lost we were back in slavery and beyond help." Etc... |
| Posted by:Raj |
| #7 Angelou's musical style was clear in a passage about basketball great Tim Duncan defeat in Oklahoma City against point guard Russel Westbrook. "My Texans groaned, she wrote. "It was our playoff record falling, yet another shot blocker making like a tree in the lane. One more offense plan ambushed and tripped by Ibaka. The ball boy wept and moaned. It was their fast breaks running through tepid statues...if The Spurs lost we were back in San Antonio and needing help." |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2014-05-28 19:55 |
| #6 When I passed Trigonometry Of course it was a triumph for the white race. After all, the Egyptians were doing it 3,000 years ago to build the pyramids and canals and stuff. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2014-05-28 19:16 |
| #5 Never heard of her. Or cared. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2014-05-28 19:04 |
| #4 "My race groaned," she wrote. "It was our people falling. I can feel your pain, Maya. When I passed Trigonometry, it was an incredible victory for the White race. In yer face, Pythagoras! (OK, so he was a white dude. Just shut up) |
| Posted by: SteveS 2014-05-28 18:51 |
| #3 "My race groaned," she wrote. "It was our people falling. It was another lynching, yet another Black man hanging on a tree. One more woman ambushed and raped. A Black boy whipped and maimed. It was hounds on the trail of a man running through slimy swamps. ... If Joe lost we were back in slavery and beyond help." She needed to get a life. Too late now . . . . |
| Posted by: Barbara 2014-05-28 16:11 |
| #2 "My race groaned," she wrote. "It was our people falling. It was another lynching, yet another Black man hanging on a tree. One more woman ambushed and raped. A Black boy whipped and maimed. It was hounds on the trail of a man running through slimy swamps. ... If Joe lost we were back in slavery and beyond help." That seems very unhealthy attitude. I mean its a fair fight and all, if he loses he loses. Its not a setback for the entire race. Keep up that way of thinking and African Americans will end up less than successful, at the mercy of race mongers and scoundrals. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2014-05-28 14:50 |
| #1 she'll still vote this fall. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-05-28 12:56 |