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Black History Month Maya Angelou
Black History Month celebrates Maya Angelou BIRTH DATE April 4, 1928 DEATH May 28, 2014 Civil Rights Activist Poet Author known for her acclaimed 1969 memoir, ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,’ along with Poetry and Essay Collections. ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings the first nonfiction bestseller by an African American woman Honors Maya received: Two NAACP Image Awards in the outstanding literary work (nonfiction) category, in 2005 and 2009. Maya Angelou parents spilt up and she was sent to live with her fathers mother. At the age of 7 she was Raped by mother’s boyfriend. As vengeance for the sexual assault, Angelou’s uncles killed the boyfriend.…
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One Night In Miami
This evening I sat down for the 4th time to watch One Night In Miami which I have been trying to watch for a while. I would start and stop the movie as something always came up including Charlie asking me to wait for him to watch this film. This evening while he was outside my head was hurting and I was upset and needed a distraction. I sat down and started to work when I felt One Night In Miami calling me. As soon as I began the movie and saw Mohammed Ali I knew I wouldn’t be moving for a while. As the movie began I felt myself…
Living a simple lifestyle from the front porch
