The Story About Maya Angelou that you have never heard in her own words.

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  • Опубликовано: 4 авг 2024
  • Maya Angelou and some of the people who know her best sit down with journalist Felix Augustine where some of her deepest secrets are uncovered like never before. Did you know Maya Angelou sang calypso? Amazing work from Sean Johnson, George Alexander, Chandra and my number one camera operator Andrew Baxter.
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  • @t.l1357
    @t.l1357 5 лет назад +31

    This woman lived a movie. THIS IS HOW YOU LIVE!!! thank you Maya!!

  • @shaolin.master.menace_13.
    @shaolin.master.menace_13. 7 лет назад +523

    When Maya speaks, not only do you hear her, but you feel her.
    She most definitely resonates on a higher vibration

  • @Leonie-zu8yv
    @Leonie-zu8yv 7 лет назад +611

    "There is nothing I don't love about my life, but it's a struggle, that's why they called it life"

    • @LOUDsigh
      @LOUDsigh 4 года назад +2

      Plz explain🤷🏾

    • @QueenKelleyz
      @QueenKelleyz 4 года назад +1

      Yeah explain for those of us that dont comprehend.

    • @gloriagordon114
      @gloriagordon114 4 года назад +3

      Amen and Amen!

    • @lesleykelly8752
      @lesleykelly8752 4 года назад

      @@LOUDsigh frfr

    • @m.williams3497
      @m.williams3497 4 года назад +4

      Life can be amazing, but somethings are inevitable. Like death in family, racism, sickness. However, you can still love YOUR life overall, she travelled the world, singed, dance wrote world reknown poetry. Met and built some absolutely amazing relationships etc...

  • @xolilehlomphosegokgo2224
    @xolilehlomphosegokgo2224 7 лет назад +249

    In my head she will always be my grandmother!

  • @myieshacuthbert9827
    @myieshacuthbert9827 6 лет назад +66

    For my homework I was to write about authors, they gave me list of people to choose from as soon as I saw Maya I knew that I would enjoy writing about her, but I found myself learning about the woman who set us other women free, thank you Maya.

  • @dr.kimberlywright1864
    @dr.kimberlywright1864 7 лет назад +84

    Viewing this video was just what I needed. When people try to make you feel that you are not worthy or enough, view this video. It will make you feel that you can conquer anything "Man" says you cannot.

    • @bealoved6550
      @bealoved6550 4 года назад +1

      I hope you didn't let ANYONE make you feel that way Dr.Queen👓👑?

    • @Sassy8utube
      @Sassy8utube 4 года назад +2

      Anyone know where I could possibly find the audio book to the daughter a never had?

    • @mandycote5662
      @mandycote5662 4 года назад +1

      ❤ Kimberly!

    • @debbvaughn493
      @debbvaughn493 4 года назад +1

      Sassy CountryGirl Try amazon they probably have it... I think.

    • @nowwhat2020
      @nowwhat2020 4 года назад +1

      Even your OWN family!!!

  • @Wealthybaby
    @Wealthybaby 7 лет назад +436

    "I don't sit in the dark and curse the dark, I try to light a match"

    • @ladennayoung2939
      @ladennayoung2939 4 года назад +6

      AMEN

    • @gwendolynrevels459
      @gwendolynrevels459 4 года назад +3

      Yes LORD,no 1 wants it to b a darkness we all need the light to guide us.

    • @genisdrake5806
      @genisdrake5806 4 года назад +1

      @@gwendolynrevels459 amen

    • @genisdrake5806
      @genisdrake5806 4 года назад +1

      AMEN

    • @sandybrown3879
      @sandybrown3879 3 года назад

      Most of us would light a match too. We just dont see it s significance, and make a parable out of it. It's her examination of life, and her poetic spirit

  • @101enri
    @101enri 7 лет назад +57

    My biggest admiration and respect to this talented lady. RIP.

  • @NiaMSnow
    @NiaMSnow 6 лет назад +42

    She had such a class to her.
    Poise & WAS wise beyond her years

  • @decemberkat
    @decemberkat 7 лет назад +349

    Mother Maya was and is still a gift to the world ♡♡♡♡♡

    • @ericahowell2588
      @ericahowell2588 7 лет назад +8

      mother maya she wonderful bless her soul

    • @audreyvanya2040
      @audreyvanya2040 7 лет назад +7

      Indeed. I'm still in awe of her character.

    • @KRIS-sh8wp
      @KRIS-sh8wp 6 лет назад +2

      December Girl A Supernova and a Literary Titan ♡♡

    • @dianewicksxmcintosh9557
      @dianewicksxmcintosh9557 6 лет назад +2

      December Girl who love all of us AND a good time with her. Life. I DO love her from my friend. She is with God now.

    • @patricialane7993
      @patricialane7993 5 лет назад

      Thank God for giving us her. Mya Anglo

  • @Miss_Loving
    @Miss_Loving 7 лет назад +331

    Wow Maya Angelou lived like 10 lives. She was pretty incredible.

    • @ladymarmaladea.2463
      @ladymarmaladea.2463 5 лет назад +13

      😍 IM SUPER PROUD OF HER AND IT GIVES ME COMFORT AND COURAGE, IN A RACIST FORSHADOWING WORLD! I 💕💕💕DR. MAYA ANGELOU MY BROWN SISTER BEFORE ME!

    • @nafeesaali377
      @nafeesaali377 4 года назад +8

      Understatement if you ask me!!!! She was a massive inspiration and still, today!!!

    • @Moonewitch
      @Moonewitch 4 года назад +8

      That's the way to do it!

    • @lavinialewis7070
      @lavinialewis7070 4 года назад

      Devil worsho

  • @leiacomenetz6172
    @leiacomenetz6172 7 лет назад +81

    "she has liberated herself enough to tell the truth" ..but to tell it in a way that freed us liberate us and re-built us too. I adore her...a walking national treasure. I adore you Maya Angelou.

  • @ME-vb6pq
    @ME-vb6pq 4 года назад +26

    I had the extreme honor to meet Dr. Angelou at my job. I was chosen to stay late after work so she could be seen in our facility. She had a smile that I still FEEL today. Crazy thing is my mother raised me on her poems and books, and I’ve always felt like I knew her personally. I didn’t ask to be the person who got to stay behind to service her. I was chosen. When my mom was a student at Coppin State in Baltimore, I also had the pleasure of meeting Angela Davis, and Sonia Sanchez. I was 9 yrs old at the time. What makes all of this relevant is that I am now a spoken word artist/poet after going through so much pain. All of it unlocked my purpose. God has poignantly positioned me around the very ppl IN PERSON that inspired my life. Who can say they got the opportunity to be face to face with royalty? Powerful women. Absolutely phenomenal! I LOVE YOU DR. MAYA ANGELOU! ❤️

    • @stevewoodson4635
      @stevewoodson4635 4 года назад

      Next. Generation of operations manager at making sure that truth is that way

    • @lbu9542
      @lbu9542 3 года назад

      Awesome story!

  • @Wealthybaby
    @Wealthybaby 7 лет назад +67

    "Hello darling how is your heart" I loved that

  • @findingfairies
    @findingfairies 7 лет назад +49

    Thank you for this. I miss her on the planet. She will remain one of my biggest inspirations in life

  • @UpwriteSolutions
    @UpwriteSolutions 6 лет назад +44

    I remember watching her at Clinton's inauguration, just glued and connected to the TV.... It was so overwhelming to see a woman of color on that platform... It still does something to me just watching it over again!

  • @ciku-ciku7194
    @ciku-ciku7194 7 лет назад +82

    'A letter to my daughter' .I need that book this minute. inspiring story.

  • @dianeregan4848
    @dianeregan4848 7 лет назад +51

    Maya, Maya, Maya. How I miss you. Such a LEGACY. What a WONDERFUL WOMAN. L/DR

  • @diamondlife120
    @diamondlife120 7 лет назад +253

    I was raised by woman like this, it wasn't until I was older that I realize the blessings given to me. Oh universe if I could be as much of a woman like this within my own life's purpose! For myself, my children, my grandchildren, and my family.

    • @Karensinger9
      @Karensinger9 5 лет назад +6

      DiamondLife you are dear heart , you are ! Many continued blessings upon you and your family.

    • @iiy3406
      @iiy3406 3 года назад +2

      I could not agree with you more. She is like a magnet to my soul on multiple levels of grace, wisdom and essence. She truly is a phenomenal woman. 💕

    • @melodyellsworth1222
      @melodyellsworth1222 3 года назад

      @@iiy3406 ££

    • @melodyellsworth1222
      @melodyellsworth1222 3 года назад +1

      L.p.

    • @lisas7046
      @lisas7046 3 года назад +1

      @DiamondLife
      “It’s already done.” ~ The Universe

  • @cemetarymama
    @cemetarymama 7 лет назад +67

    who could possibly dislike this? Maya was a legend❤

    • @thekingschild777
      @thekingschild777 6 лет назад +4

      Only someone with a heart full of hate.

    • @victoriousv7349
      @victoriousv7349 5 лет назад +3

      Linda McCord exactly someone who has no soul

    • @ernestinemorrison2799
      @ernestinemorrison2799 5 лет назад +3

      @@thekingschild777 Dr. Maya wouldn't want anyone speaking so.harshly and.judging another who is probably hurting in emotional pain.

    • @thekingschild777
      @thekingschild777 5 лет назад +6

      @@ernestinemorrison2799 Let's not pretend Dr. Angelou was anybody's shrinking violet. She would let you know what time it was. If there is hate in your heart, it is what it is. One cannot work on the issue until they acknowledge the problem exists.

    • @lilsneezie6042
      @lilsneezie6042 2 года назад

      @@thekingschild777 or the men that she gave her gonorrhea to.

  • @alicelovejoy789
    @alicelovejoy789 7 лет назад +40

    Truly a phenomenal woman...

  • @carleu
    @carleu 7 лет назад +41

    Dr. Angelou is someone that I could spend my entire day talking. She fascinates me...she has played a very Important role as a mento in my life.

  • @LoveFlatfootin1
    @LoveFlatfootin1 6 лет назад +186

    When taking psychology at college, I wondered what a "self-actualized" person would be like. She would be like Maya Angelou.

    • @robinbutler4515
      @robinbutler4515 5 лет назад +7

      LoveFlatfootin1 I agree! Maya Angelou is truly a depiction of self actualization. She is truly a phenomenal woman!❤️

    • @alicechadegani9626
      @alicechadegani9626 5 лет назад +7

      Wow great comments. I truly enjoyed reading. It's very sad I never saw her greatness until she left this place. It's is sad I had to spend so so much time in proverty and it's ghetto that I never had any wisdom 2 appreciate and love this Angelic being. R.I.P ~ REST IN POETRY my extraordinaire sister

    • @fluffypuppy0
      @fluffypuppy0 4 года назад +1

      wow truly

    • @Girlboss71
      @Girlboss71 4 года назад

      @@alicechadegani9626 LOVE IT.❣
      R.I.P. AKA - Rest. In. Poetry.
      Beautiful

    • @charray6867
      @charray6867 4 года назад

      Sho'nuff

  • @stedye
    @stedye 7 лет назад +72

    Beautiful and uplifting documentary on a life well lived. Thanks Maya for touching all our lives.

  • @nightingalesong3059
    @nightingalesong3059 5 лет назад +21

    Maya was not only strong but she was truly an inspiration to so many. I had a very similar experience happen to me at 7 and I was mute for 4 years after. it was my aunt who told me about maya's story at age 10 when I felt like I wasn't alone, I really looked up to her and can't thank her enough. RIP Maya, you're missed by many.

  • @icutaffyb3927
    @icutaffyb3927 7 лет назад +86

    OMG! Her son Guy Johnson can really write! Greatness didn't fall far from the tree!

  • @waukandaglobalwellness9032
    @waukandaglobalwellness9032 7 лет назад +149

    In elementary school I used to be the lead Actress in several Plays. Then during middle school I won First Place in a Poetry contest. However, when I entered High School, I seemed to have lost my Voice. I did not lose it literally, like Maya did, but for some unknown reason, I ceased to contribute to the Arts at all. Now, after viewing this video, and after recently being encouraged by two of my Scholarly Author friends, to write again, I will slowly venture back into writing Poetry again. Thanks Maya, for helping me to find my inner voice once more. #Onward

    • @marjorieferguson2064
      @marjorieferguson2064 4 года назад +3

      ESPIRA Wellness & Weight Loss Supportl

    • @tea42ministry89
      @tea42ministry89 4 года назад +6

      Hi, it has been two years since your post. I was wondering how you were doing? Are you being heard? Blessings to you.

    • @charray6867
      @charray6867 4 года назад +2

      Right on!

    • @ritabe-still1154
      @ritabe-still1154 4 года назад +3

      Yes, be the change you want to see in the world!

    • @nowwhat2020
      @nowwhat2020 4 года назад +3

      Go Ahead, just go!!!

  • @kunxiawang1762
    @kunxiawang1762 7 лет назад +61

    She knows what she wants and has a strong heart!

    • @DianaEvansSTARS
      @DianaEvansSTARS 7 лет назад +3

      Kunxia Wang makes all the difference in the world.

  • @memikeify
    @memikeify 7 лет назад +80

    What a beauty she was.

  • @Wealthybaby
    @Wealthybaby 7 лет назад +86

    "I lied like a drunken fool 😂, I love her and miss knowing her presence was here

    • @michellehunter9762
      @michellehunter9762 7 лет назад +2

      Chelle Harris awesome I'm Michelle ( Chelle )...called that from 5yrs.old.

  • @puppetsandpeople
    @puppetsandpeople 7 лет назад +25

    A gift to her age and all ages! This woman has inspired me from the time I started reading poetry at 11!

    • @terraray404
      @terraray404 Год назад

      She's a real life hero to American Society! She voiced her opinion as she should've!

  • @artfromtheheart6844
    @artfromtheheart6844 6 лет назад +32

    What a beautiful woman🙏

  • @terry-annrichards6554
    @terry-annrichards6554 6 лет назад +16

    This women changed my life made me feel all things are possible

  • @sifisoshoba1808
    @sifisoshoba1808 7 лет назад +42

    Incredible! She worked with Martin Luther King and Malcolm X!

  • @grace_koki
    @grace_koki 6 лет назад +25

    Her story is phenomenal

  • @charlesjames3328
    @charlesjames3328 7 лет назад +160

    How mean and uninspired do you have to be to thumb down this video? This woman!

    • @charray6867
      @charray6867 4 года назад

      Okerrr!

    • @joycegleason6410
      @joycegleason6410 4 года назад +1

      I agreed this was a great woman we were blessed to have her as long as we did🙏

    • @greenmika2889
      @greenmika2889 3 года назад +2

      They didn’t get hugged enough

  • @ruvimbomadzivire6593
    @ruvimbomadzivire6593 8 лет назад +128

    she is one of the Greatest women l admire ...inspirational story

  • @bellaali3103
    @bellaali3103 6 лет назад +23

    This is just so beautiful, so so beautiful, a gift from God ❤️

  • @epiphany4366
    @epiphany4366 7 лет назад +112

    Her purpose in this world was that of a "Humanitarian"... Peace and Love...

    • @Alicia-cs8nw
      @Alicia-cs8nw 4 года назад +1

      your world

    • @karenjohannessen8987
      @karenjohannessen8987 4 года назад

      @@Alicia-cs8nw Our World!

    • @wesleytyler9599
      @wesleytyler9599 3 года назад +2

      IT'S EVERYONE'S PURPOSE TO LIVE A MEANINGFUL LIFE . TO IT'S MAXIMUM POTENTIAL . BE THE BEST INFLUENCE POSSIBLE . YOU ONLY GET ONE TICKET 🎟 TO THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH 🌎 KNOWLEDGE IS POWER 📚💻

    • @Omega1st
      @Omega1st 2 года назад

      And who is to decide what someone's purpose is?

  • @nutritionfordiabeticssenio8901
    @nutritionfordiabeticssenio8901 4 года назад +9

    I loved her, and miss her larger than lfe persona. Her marvelous smile, her thundeous words, and amazing attitude of love. Thank you, mother Angelou for all that you gave. We will never forget.

  • @DonaldHamilton
    @DonaldHamilton 4 года назад +49

    I love Maya she was the best I learned Black History through her and she made me feel that I can do anything in life. I went back to college and got two degrees when I was 42. I Rise it does not matter what they said about me I rise my favorite poem from Maya Angelou.

  • @rsmith1820
    @rsmith1820 5 лет назад +24

    I have a scar on my leg from a fall on a motorcycle I was trying to learn ride several decades ago. I look at it now with a kind of pride & fondness because not only had I survived the fall, it represented an obstacle I surmounted.
    Dr. Angelou (because I don't believe anyone commenting here has the right to call her by her 1st name), absorbed all her scars outside & ESPECIALLY inside, turned them around & made them beauty marks.
    Because ANY bitter sorrow you can make sweet is worth keeping.
    I never met her.
    But I miss her.

    • @rubyjackson128
      @rubyjackson128 4 года назад

      Lovely words

    • @misskitty976
      @misskitty976 4 года назад

      Really Smitty...Yess, you said that. " I never met her, but I miss her"

  • @plunky07
    @plunky07 7 лет назад +184

    she was an inspiration woman from God..

    • @ezatulmarini1973
      @ezatulmarini1973 7 лет назад +4

      Janice Sheppard true

    • @kathysmith171
      @kathysmith171 5 лет назад +1

      I must say so myself a woman from God himself

    • @charray6867
      @charray6867 4 года назад +2

      Absolutely!

    • @grenouillere7396
      @grenouillere7396 4 года назад +1

      I agree. Dr. Maya Angelou must be in inspiration not only to the whole African American community, but to "women" in general. I discovered her when I picked her book " I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" in a University Library in France (1990), where I was studying French and English Literature (Classical Literature written in English language but from anywhere in the world). I thought it was a beautiful title for an autobiography and wanted to know the life-story hidden in those words. I was so fascinated by her personal story, I tried to find the sequel to that book, somehow never did. Seeing this video brought back memory of that back to me. Yes, she is an inspiration to follow your dreams, no matter what. A very positive and very humble person, a big charitable heart too --and that makes her a "beautiful" woman with a beautiful spirit to me, a true gift from God to all who really knew her, a true gift to the African-American community. I love you Ms. Maya Angelou, RIP. You'll always be an inspiration to women who struggle, knowing your life story gives them courage to "rise" and "rise" , not to "sit and curse the darkness" but to "try and light the match" to dissipate the darkness. Peace. ( woman from Haïti, now residing in St. Louis, MO. USA)

  • @vanessajones7087
    @vanessajones7087 7 лет назад +71

    So sad what happened to her n her childhood.She is such a special person n I just love her poems..

    • @DianaEvansSTARS
      @DianaEvansSTARS 7 лет назад +4

      Vanessa Jones I was raped and vowed to silence. she thought his death was her fault. I quit speaking because I feared what harm telling could do.
      point and case, she loved her life, had no complaints, I feel the same way. our trauma turned to triumph and our pain pushed us to the fore front to be a beacon and a voice...
      we're never glad when bad things happen to good people. never should we allow it to define us either. Its all the bad and evil that made her who she was which enabled her to leave this great legacy message or documentary.

    • @angelasantiago7426
      @angelasantiago7426 7 лет назад +6

      Diana Evans glad they punished that bastard that's how it should be done

    • @angelasantiago7426
      @angelasantiago7426 7 лет назад +3

      Diana Evans I was raped and almost Lynch then stalked by the white supremacist bastard I spoke out and police ignored me

    • @ladymarmaladea.2463
      @ladymarmaladea.2463 5 лет назад +2

      I ADORE HER AND AM STILL HEARTBROKEN 💔 OVER HER LOSS.

    • @debbvaughn493
      @debbvaughn493 4 года назад +2

      I think what’s remarkable is how she turned her life into a inspiration for all women.

  • @1sdubois
    @1sdubois 5 лет назад +44

    "I dont sit in the dark, and curse the dark...I light a match!!" Whew!

    • @nowwhat2020
      @nowwhat2020 4 года назад +1

      They been trying to quote it but didn’t say the right words so I didn’t agree with until, You quoted it correctly, 😊

  • @LoriRuff
    @LoriRuff 7 лет назад +294

    "She has liberated herself enough to tell the truth!"

  • @redbaron8999
    @redbaron8999 6 лет назад +20

    I Love Maya Angelou:):)!! "Still, I RISE!"

  • @bnwilli8929
    @bnwilli8929 7 лет назад +20

    currently reading "Mom & Me & Mom" and CAN NOT PUT IT DOWN!! great read! Thank you Ms. Angelou for your contributions to the literature world.

  • @leeamartinez
    @leeamartinez 7 лет назад +24

    Talk about following your heart!! So inspiring!!! She was tough yet passionate! This is how every person should live... WOW

  • @counseloryt
    @counseloryt 6 лет назад +10

    Thank God for such a beautiful woman............ more of us need to be such learned.....

  • @michellehunter9762
    @michellehunter9762 7 лет назад +15

    Elegance Grace with a Brilliant Mind...

  • @marycallahan1224
    @marycallahan1224 4 года назад +2

    What a wonderful speaking voice!

  • @u.jekyll2899
    @u.jekyll2899 6 лет назад +16

    I'm a better person because of Dr. Angelou. May she rest in piece.

  • @muurisoras5878
    @muurisoras5878 7 лет назад +15

    her voice is amazing!!spiritual

  • @wizellajacka5447
    @wizellajacka5447 7 лет назад +25

    When she; Queen Maya says "if we had the courage to just touch one another....". just made me quiver because if we did, I mean all of us in this world strat doing that. I know racism would burn out or our hearts. It's a gift to have someone comfortable enough to touch your shoulder (that is a healing, a kind of sharing), guide you by your elbow, etc., is indeed a rare gift. It would be a very good sign of heightening- enlightenment if more people realized it in that manner. Enough said.

  • @angelinaadub2883
    @angelinaadub2883 7 лет назад +33

    Her soul is resting in peace ✌️

  • @justgt1965
    @justgt1965 6 лет назад +144

    I would give anything to have had a conversation with her.

    • @debbvaughn493
      @debbvaughn493 4 года назад +1

      Gwendolyn Taylor I said the same thing so many times. I think I would have been a better person. She had such a way to talk and make you feel what she was saying.

    • @nowwhat2020
      @nowwhat2020 4 года назад +1

      Me to, she reminds me of one of my aunt on my dad side, they all tall.

    • @rianalauren
      @rianalauren 4 года назад +2

      I agree. what I loved is how she handled her students. "You have an A and it's up to you to keep it."

    • @maryannbroussard7938
      @maryannbroussard7938 4 года назад +1

      #DebbVaughan
      I had the opportunity to meet Dr. Angelou when she had a book signing in Oakland, California at Richardson's Book Store. Her brother Bailey Johnson and I were close literary friends and he introduced me to her. At the time he lived in Southern California but always made time to meet with me when he came to the Bay Area. I shared several poems with her, sent flowers and two of my favorite bookmarks. Can you imagine the excitement when I received a "thank you card" Maya Angrlou; and later a telephone call. Sorry, let me rewind back to the book signing. After purchasing my book I walked to the table where she was seated to get her autograph. When she asked for my name I told her, hoping I didn't sound nervous. She immediately glanced up at me and smiled, "oh, you're my brother Bailey Johnson's friend!" I replied "yes, how did you know?" She said very kindly that her brother told her about me and that she remembers his friends!" I couldn't wait to get home to call Bailey and let him know that met his dear sister and she remembered me. "Why not, you're my friend," he said. I am happy that I had the opportunity to know Bailey Johnson and so honored to have been introduced to his beautiful sister Dr. Maya Angelou. An awesome role model and teacher.

    • @acajudi100
      @acajudi100 3 года назад

      Talk to her, as she speaks. She left a legacy.

  • @debcox55555
    @debcox55555 6 лет назад +16

    She always been an influence on my life!

  • @moniquebrown7778
    @moniquebrown7778 7 лет назад +67

    💕🌷GOD Bless Mrs. Flowers, GOD Bless teachers🌷💕

    • @charray6867
      @charray6867 4 года назад

      Ah yes, that is a GREAT thought.

  • @debbvaughn493
    @debbvaughn493 4 года назад +8

    I would love to hear hear wisdom... she always makes me rethink things in my life. She’s my grandma in my head. I miss her. ♥️🙏🏼

  • @monicahmwangi2775
    @monicahmwangi2775 4 года назад +9

    Oooh! I miss her. When I'm having a very difficult time or just about to give up. My heart takes me back to her clips just to hear her voice gives me back hope to get back up because it's "life" in her words.

  • @WendyJohnsonmountainpeak
    @WendyJohnsonmountainpeak 7 лет назад +30

    What an amazing women who was created for such a time as this....A gift to us all of life, courage and truth! Many thanks her legacy lives on!

  • @beller8501
    @beller8501 7 лет назад +119

    maya set the seeds for woman today to live freely

  • @ritisha9466
    @ritisha9466 Год назад +3

    Considering the tremendous things and the trauma she went through, her courage, confidence and attitude is absolutely commendable! A gift and inspiration to people of all ages and a legendary figure for everyone out there, for people who have seen it all to people who are still yet to see. Love you Maya Angelou! ❤️✨💖

  • @winnieelaine8592
    @winnieelaine8592 3 года назад +1

    Maya Angelou was everything..my!!! A cook, waitress, poetess, street car conductress, musician, teacher, linguist, writer, actress,Mobilizer- Politician ,Editor, journalist, We were blessed to have u in this world Mss Maya❤

    • @katleeong1314
      @katleeong1314 3 года назад

      Thanks for listing it all. I could not remembered all to make the comment. A woman of all trades.

  • @carowells1607
    @carowells1607 4 года назад +7

    I got a kick out of her response to a TV audience member who had called her Maya.
    "And first, I’m Miss Angelou. I’m not ‘Maya.’ I’m 62-years-old. I’ve lived so long and tried so hard that a young woman like you, or any other, has no license to come up to me and call me by my first name.”

    • @ulysseskimmi
      @ulysseskimmi 3 года назад

      Got to say I thought that was a bit unkind - that young girl (who was clearly in awe of her), looked crushed, and of course meant no disrespect. Perhaps the way she prefers to be addressed ought to have been pre-warned, which would have prevented that uncomfortable encounter.That said, this is water well under the bridge now. She was an amazing woman with an incredible life story - having read ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ and all the subsequent parts of that auto-biography many times over the years, is there NOTHING she’s not done…and done exceptionally well?!

  • @albertlee5272
    @albertlee5272 3 года назад +7

    Maya was poetry in motion as well as giant in the world. People will talk about her from years to come, such inspiration ❤️❤️❤️

  • @alvernaaustin7498
    @alvernaaustin7498 7 лет назад +50

    First time viewing this! God works in such ominous ways. Ms. Maya A. experienced such a life......I'm sitting here in awe ...

  • @LindaCasey
    @LindaCasey 7 лет назад +25

    Brilliant woman ...

  • @hyacinththompson3230
    @hyacinththompson3230 4 года назад +3

    We appreciate the family and friends of Maya 🙏🏾❤️🙏🏾

  • @freshencounter
    @freshencounter 7 лет назад +29

    Thank you so much for posting this! ❤️

  • @janehappiness4378
    @janehappiness4378 4 года назад +1

    Wow! Lovely Maya Angelou

  • @carenlook7902
    @carenlook7902 7 лет назад +10

    omg the history! The photos ❤💓❤I love it! Thank God for that teacher!

  • @lilyfuzz1
    @lilyfuzz1 4 года назад +4

    she was, is and will always be remembered for her incredible courage, fortitude, talent and wisdom.

  • @mollyneemairenicanna6809
    @mollyneemairenicanna6809 8 лет назад +74

    Amazing woman whom Ill miss ... but I will read her works over and over again......All books were left behind so I have to start a new book club for myself....Looking forward to this.........Thank you Oprah and Maya and from all.....Thank you, thank you, thank you x

  • @maureenjagona8138
    @maureenjagona8138 7 лет назад +20

    This is so awesome, interesting and educative...I never knew Maya sang or danced...

    • @valerielowe873
      @valerielowe873 3 года назад +1

      I feel so honored to have watched this account of Dr Angelou’s life. I am so inspired by her strength, tenacity and love. What a phenomenal role model she is for me and for generations to come...

  • @Visionary848
    @Visionary848 2 года назад +1

    I am grateful to be apart of Maya Angelou’s Legacy. Touched by her life’s work. 🎁

  • @TENDAINELSON
    @TENDAINELSON 7 лет назад +23

    What an inspiration! I am truly inspired.

  • @semiradeneke9344
    @semiradeneke9344 3 года назад +1

    I am proud to Name my Beautiful, Smart ,incredible Amazing Daughter After you you are the best R.I.P

  • @lovetolivegreen
    @lovetolivegreen 7 лет назад +34

    Moving, and inspirational; I want to know more more more!

  • @essiegilley6593
    @essiegilley6593 6 лет назад +9

    Life is a struggle, "That is Life" Maya Angelou said it well worldwide.

  • @andresfelipe619
    @andresfelipe619 7 лет назад +42

    Thank you for posting this.

  • @loveandlight339
    @loveandlight339 4 года назад +1

    I love you Maya....RIP

  • @funfilms4me
    @funfilms4me 6 лет назад +7

    This is an amazing video about a truly amazing woman.

  • @rikkigram5464
    @rikkigram5464 4 года назад +4

    Thank God for Maya ❤️ Loved and truly cherished by so many. I heard my first Maya poem as a kid in Poetic Justice and never looked back. Thank you for everything Maya ❤️ Rest in power

  • @Poche676
    @Poche676 7 лет назад +17

    Wow, God bless the innovative people. She has changed my thinking of my education.
    God bless us all,
    Gustavo Ceja

  • @fiestaspirit
    @fiestaspirit 4 года назад +3

    I’m adopting Maya Angelou as my grandmother. ❤️

  • @enchantresse23
    @enchantresse23 3 года назад +4

    I’m so grateful to have come across this video at a sensitive time. I’m happy to see Cicely Tyson was apart of this ✨ The passion and love Maya had for her people means the world to me. She tapped into so many creative parts of herself that changed lives in the process ❤️🌹

  • @1947dhammond
    @1947dhammond 4 года назад +2

    Thanks to this ambitious, inspirational poet, who did not give up, but put out her BEST for those around her, and others that would come after her day!! Many blessings of courage can stem from courage, sufferings of others!!! Thank you Sista for your wonderful life and Courage to go beyond your self-needs to nourish and empower others.

  • @richardmead4935
    @richardmead4935 3 года назад +1

    A national treasure; class, intellect, integrity, dignity, humility. What we all aspire to be.

  • @lilianmganyizi6286
    @lilianmganyizi6286 5 лет назад +1

    Pure Beauty .. all that she went through, the pain..but still she rose. Must b the strength she got from her inner place where no body could touch.. God strengthen us to do His will throughout our lives, God used her to inspire many. She lives on. Thanks for sharing.

  • @jbuzz68
    @jbuzz68 5 лет назад +25

    To cruelty "I don't just sit in the dark & curse the dark I try to light a match"......

    • @robinbutler4515
      @robinbutler4515 5 лет назад +2

      Leonard Johnson what a simple, powerful statement! Maya Angelou had such a great way with words!

  • @RacieRain
    @RacieRain 4 года назад +46

    Wow! So, her teacher inspired her to talk again, by forcing her to prove her love for poetry. Where are women like these nowadays?

    • @tinockovietea2470
      @tinockovietea2470 4 года назад +4

      Women like that are still out there, lighting that match, trying.

    • @dianeshelton9592
      @dianeshelton9592 4 года назад +4

      Everywhere you are just not listening.

  • @sorayaredmond1971
    @sorayaredmond1971 5 лет назад +3

    This video was so liberating to me. Dr. Maya Angelou has Intrigued me. She has given me hope. She has lit a fire around my Curiosity about my own purpose. I love the way she continued to strive in her full life. I love the way she gave many people permission to be who they are. What a phenomenal woman. ❤👸🏾.

    • @sharonbingham5428
      @sharonbingham5428 3 года назад

      What a gift!! We're at loss for such a great vessel of God, not to be physically with us. Her spirit is lingering pushing us to do what is purpose driven by the Creator.

  • @gastrobypasssurgerypatient9638
    @gastrobypasssurgerypatient9638 6 лет назад +7

    These INTERVIEW CHANGING LIVES INSPIRING

  • @jreneecomedy
    @jreneecomedy 7 лет назад +14

    Her spirit and words will live on forever. #RIP Mrs. Angelo

  • @TheHeartOne
    @TheHeartOne 6 лет назад +4

    Thank you, Felix Augustine, for such an inspirational, beautiful love note for Maya!

    • @FelixAugustineLIXX
      @FelixAugustineLIXX  6 лет назад +2

      SpiritualLight 4 you are most welcomed. Please share and subscribe for even more content. Blessings.

  • @caramelwhiskey414
    @caramelwhiskey414 6 лет назад +4

    Powerful woman

  • @AyyoShyGurlTv
    @AyyoShyGurlTv 5 лет назад +4

    Everytime I’ve been down, it was a Maya Angelou quote that turned me around and lifted me up. God, bless this woman I wish I could’ve met her. Maybe I will see her in heaven. My biggest inspiration, words can’t even begin to describe the pain I’ve felt and how her wisdom has bounced off the page like a hand to pull me up out of darkness.

  • @karisiamari8194
    @karisiamari8194 7 лет назад +7

    I really enjoyed watching this. I was in the hospital and hearing this deep piece of herself gave me that much more of a fight. Thank you. ❤❤