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@DrMayaAngelou

The official Twitter account for Dr. Maya Angelou. Poet, educator, historian, best-selling author, actress, civil-rights activist, producer and director.

Winston-Salem, NC
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Joined May 2010
Born on April 4, 1928
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  1. Jul 26

    "I was the first black person to be on the streetcars of San Francisco, a conductorette. And my mother had asked...

    1 reply 34 retweets 182 likes
  2. Jul 23

    “And the hardest part for me is to realize that while God loves me, and I am a child of God, I have to see the...

    5 replies 61 retweets 251 likes
  3. Jul 18

    "Yes, Mandela’s day is done, yet we, his inheritors, will open the gates wider for reconciliation, and we will...

    32 retweets 131 likes
  4. Jul 16

    “If a human being dares to be bigger than the condition into which she or he was born it means so can you.” Maya...

    2 replies 150 retweets 316 likes
  5. Jul 15

    "I deal very little in facts, facts can obscure the truth, you can tell so many facts you never get to the truth,...

    4 replies 88 retweets 241 likes
  6. Jul 12

    I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings was banned many times and here is Dr. Angelou response: “…Because of the rape....

    4 replies 39 retweets 143 likes
  7. Jul 9

    “One of the saddest things in the world is to see a cynical young person. Because it means that he and she have...

    6 replies 77 retweets 224 likes
  8. Jul 8

    “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated…that in fact, it may be necessary to encounter...

    6 replies 173 retweets 398 likes
  9. Jul 4

    "Independence is a heady draft, and if you drink it in your youth, it can have the same effect on the brain as...

    5 replies 47 retweets 169 likes
  10. Jul 2

    "Christ came so that we might have life and have it more abundantly. I am grateful for the abundance." Maya...

    13 replies 127 retweets 423 likes
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    Jun 30

    was in 2016 & in 1997 performed there with Ashford & Simpson. Enjoy & ❤️ you

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    2 replies 19 retweets 116 likes
  12. Jun 30

    “Men themselves have wondered What they see in me. They try so much But they can’t touch My inner mystery....

    5 replies 99 retweets 347 likes
  13. Jun 25

    "Sister, Momma don’t care what these people say, that you must be an idiot, a moron, ’cause you can’t talk. Momma...

    1 reply 24 retweets 114 likes
  14. Jun 24

    "I am convinced that courage is the most important of all the virtues. Because without courage, you cannot...

    3 replies 117 retweets 338 likes
  15. Jun 21

    "Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness." Maya...

    4 replies 82 retweets 181 likes
  16. Jun 18

    Today we honor all the men, fathers & father figures. Thank You & The Angelou Johnson Family. Photo & Son

    2 replies 61 retweets 396 likes
  17. Jun 18

    "The variety of our skin tones can confuse, bemuse, delight, brown and pink and beige and purple, tan and blue...

    3 replies 68 retweets 226 likes
  18. Jun 15

    "Ask us to sacrifice, ask us to dare to try to develop courage. Ask us to protect each other. I know that there...

    1 reply 54 retweets 131 likes
  19. Jun 12

    "Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet." Maya Angelou. Today we stand...

    7 replies 281 retweets 603 likes
  20. Jun 11

    "You belong every place — no place at all." . Go in peace, courage & freedom. The Angelou Johnson Family.

    7 replies 128 retweets 503 likes

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