April 04-2007:
Happy 79Th Birthday Maya Angelou!
Renown Black American poetess Maya Angelou has attained her 79th birthday today. And may she experience many more birthdays in the future.
I have always been an admirer of Maya's poetry, and other writings on the Afro-American historical experiences. I have not yet read any other poet's work that comes close to the profundity that her writings have portrayed, about the experiences in this Diaspora. And whenever I see her giving an interview on television, or speaking at one of her book signing.
It brings tears to my eyes!
Tears of joy, gratitude, admiration, and love, for this very special and enlightened daughter of an African American. Who with profound humility tells her story with the honesty, love, beauty, and integrity, befitting an historian of great merit.
I humbly wish Maya Angelou radiant health, longevity, and the continued resolve to keep our ancestral memories always relevant, to our changing times and experiences, in this evolving American experience.
Derryck S. Griffith.
Educator-Advocate & Blogger.
Educator-Advocate & Blogger.
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