Me too….it’s a shame that this wasn’t taught or assigned at my school….we read long fiction works of a community of talking British rabbits. Not hating just thinking what could have been more relevant to a young high school kid like me.
I felt this today. I am now 27 but when I was 19 in college I remember reading and loving Maya's poetry, apparently it never sank in because I've been writing poetry for 9 years and when I came back to her poems today, I realized I've never written a poem in my life. She is amazing in the way she voices the human condition.@@colzypeace2753
I know I am way late, but this wonderful woman has opened a Pandora box for me. Because of her, I know that I am capable of be courageous enough to be seen, not just exist.
@@miguelmagana7460 with that's poetry. There's a line 19th century. This shred of the of the folk song found its way into Mr. WC. Hand is 20th century blues St. Louis Blues a black woman. Speaking of the man she loves. She said he's black flags of truth. He's the funnest
I was fortunate to meet and sit with Ms Angelou right before her keynote at Johnson C. Smith University. Her demeanor was warm and inviting as she stroked the back of my hand while sharing words of wisdom and life instructions. I’ll always be grateful for the enlightening 10 minutes of time, eye to eye. 🙏🏾
Why wouldn't she not be respectful or dignified? I don't know why white people use those words or phrases when referencing us. As if we are incapable of such. It's not a compliment . You might as well use "for a black person at the end of the sentence ." So, give so thought as to why you use that term when addressing our brilliance. ✌🏾
I laugh until my stomach ache............when I think about myself. I laugh until I start to crying......when I think about myself, but I wear the mask.........
As a white male I've spoken with many people, read many books and watched many documentaries and movies to try and educate myself on the plight of the black slave throughout US history. In more recent times I've tried to educate myself on the experience of women throughout the history of the world. All of those sources, while filled with information, details and facts never ever come close to helping me understand the true experience of others as does the poetry and words of Maya Angelou. Her stories and poems invite you in to live the world through her experiences. To really see the world as another. I can listen to her speak for hours on end. A glorious character who I feel so lucky to have had alive during my time here on earth. Thank you, Dr. Maya Angelou. You're greatly missed.
This performance combined with your comment has brought tears to my eyes this morning. Thank you for being open and thank you for understanding. Hope still lives.
@@marshallportgas167 European race? Do you mean Caucasians? Because "European" is not a race of people. Do you know what truly destroys culture? Ignorance and hatred. You are letting fear win. It takes more courage to love. Peace.
Oh my! This woman was supremely talented, I can't seem to take my glare off her. She uses her words, voice and talents so elegantly and brilliantly that I aspire to buy every single work she's ever produced...Thank you very very much for posting.
For all of my STAR SEED, CRYSTAL AND INDIGO BROTHERS AND SISTERS, I will pick up where Mrs. Mya Angelo left off, honor her body of work, and carry her legacy forward with me. Check out my episode "Dads destination " from THE SPIRITUAL POEMS OF UMBUKU on Anchor: anchor.fm/UMBUKU/episodes/Dads-destination-e230pc This is a rare message from my supreme being father who lets me know all the time he still rocking with us!!
I will be forever stunned by the beauty that is and was Maya Angelou. She was a force of nature if not directly nature herself. In her words she was human. She was mankind that read and spoke life like a book. Her character touched on life from every angle and every corner of the world. She was a mother to all and forever will be. I listen to her when I need to be reminded of the meaning of purpose. Her words always comfort.
She was and still is an American treasure!!! No wait! A Life treasure that will surely be missed! Fly High Marguarette. Johnson! Aka The Queen Maya Angelou!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Such a force of nature. I don't anyone can resist to be enchanted by her person and her stage presence and energy. I'm so happy I discovered Maya, but sad I did not do it earlier.
I grew up in the south. You can only imagine the things I grew up hearing and as a child assumed was ok. As an adult who is not only a poet myself but very active in stopping any racism I see or hear. This woman makes my soul and eyes cry. She evokes feelings from me before I even know it's coming. When she cries I want to bawl. Not only does she open our eyes to true racism from her time period but she stands for women, minorities and anyone ever judged for something they hold sacred. She grew from a bitterness into a glorious inspiration of love and letting go while still holding true to yourself. 💜 she will forever be my favorite. What a blessing to America she was.
That Mask poem gets me every time. She is so wise and powerful. Yes, "is," because I don't even feel like I'm watching someone who passed away. Love her ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I am a white female,I grew up listening to this amazing soul of a WOMAN!! I hate how people try to tell other people what they can and can't listen to because of the color of my skin,closed minded people are not going to tell me I don't understand what this lady was all about,or I could never understand cause the color of my skin,I am a WOMAN who loves amazing people!
I said love me honey, do you love me true? you love me as well as I love you? And then she answered "of course I do, but jump back honey, jump back!" lol.......... I live! Love you Dr Angelou! i pray you're resting in heaven!
Reese Anderson at 13:00 min. 😳 I nearly choked ... any white person (as I ) needs to ABSOLUTELY watch from there until she herself is bent over in tears. My God this woman could move your soul with those words and the way she says them.
watching her performance has become a weekly habit for me! Her strength, creativity, ideas, and presence are wondrous ! there is a lot to learn from this woman whom I admire the most!
I smile with you yet not my soul is fooled... I love you and forever always will. From Congo to your sold out ancestors please know that i bow to the transparency that you display. Woman you are something else!
this is the deepest poem i have ever heard, it hits home, it hits deep, it makes me question and appreciate black people, we have endured so much, sooo much but we still stand, unmoved, unshaken unfazed, if this poem doesn't want to jump on top of a table as a black person I don't know what will, it is our duty to celebrate our excellence, milestones and our resilience as Black people. Maya thank you for blessing me with your words.Amen.
Maya is a whole mood. A whole vibes that generations yet to come needs to embrace the beauty embedded in this woman... She lives forever in our hearts.
No one brings poetry into life than this legend! She also talked about self love 18:32 which is very relatable while her poem Still I Rise 34:20 is one of my favorites
I have ADORED this woman since I was 14,and I always will. Her words,always of truth and wisdom;her bearing full of grace and dignity...and now 2 years after her passing,I am still learning from this wonderful lady! RIP,Dr. Maya.
I sobbed the day she passed. She has inspired me in more ways to say. I still refer to her poetry for aspects of my life. The world was blessed to have had her.
I knew somehow that this women was powerful, soulful, and essential in this world when I was only 12. I’m 20 now. 12 year old me selfishly wanted to study her and get to know this women before she passed, but somehow I knew that it wasn’t the time to get to know her. And now, I am here and I am just on my journey to meeting her. May she rest and peace.
It’s 2024 … and midnight… I listen to her for calm and quiet, sitting here in the dark at one so bright. Oh yeah, it’s her light and her sight - one who is oblivious of her might. She sparkles in the day as well as night. She’s one heck of a woman, alright! ❤❤❤
Been looking for this show for eons . i saw it once on video (remember that medium?) at a collage course and was So Moved it was unreal !!. i never forgot it but never thought i would see it again. Today i found this !!! Can i say Its as Magical to me now as it was Then. Bringing the Same Tears to my eyes coupled with feelings of Inspiration Joy and Empathy. Maya Angelou was truly one of the Greatest poetic talents that has blessed us. Long may we gain from her words.
I had just discovered this beautiful woman who has given me true meaning to life as a woman as a person a mom who realizes I do stands with my loved passed on ancestors who made me who I am and finally can say I love me amen Maya love you always☺
Experientially Soothing to my spirit and soul!!!!GOAT!!!Gone but NEVER will be forgotten because I’m keeping the memories of this Phenomenal within my HEART ❤️ 🥰👼
I love Miss Maya and I feel she speaks for my heart......laugh when they werent tickled, Uncle Tomism...It is the same with GLBT people .....the humilation that those who came before us so we could be here....She made my eyes jump wide open to the obligation to tell the stories of my people.....God blessed the World with Miss Maya.
OMG...... The poem about laughter..... says it all. Caught in a 25 year marriage to a narc (which ended 20 years ago thankfully). Often still question why I stayed and that poem explained why 'when someone endures so that others can survive, that too is love, Lesley' (which is my name!). It was as if she was speaking to me personally. Thank you and God Bless you Maya Angelou, earth angel. x
To be able to reach many with words. To understand life and share so that others may. God sure gives us gifts. She was a gift to this world. God's speed Maya...I hope to one day we meet, not today or tomorrow tho...lol
Oprah's mentor and other mother. WEll spoken QUEEN . HER Lower vocal range speaks volumes . MAY awe all LIVE to restore each other. Awesome SHEROES keep the FAITH.
Thanks so much for posting this. I saw it when it was broadcast in 1987 and I've waited ever since then to see it again. I was also privileged to see her perform this show live in Scotland around the same period. I was inspired by Maya Angelou. As a white male from a northern European country like Scotland she cemented for me my own truth that we all bleed when cut, regardless of our colour.
+Ian Marshall I am attempting to learn the television station that aired this 1987 performance on "Live and Unplugged" in Scotland in order to license twenty-two seconds of it for inclusion in her new PBS "American Masters" biography titled "Maya Angelou: The People's Poet" that will air in 2016. Kindly advise. Pat Lofthouse
+Ian Marshall Thank you so much for your information about tv show "Mavis on 4" where you saw this clip. I never heard of this program before! Pat Lofthouse
I love her so much and I thank God for her gifts. I didn’t know she was so humorous. Thank you so much for sharing this video. She was a poised, WISE and profound woman. Amazing. I also could listen to her EVERYDAY!
I can’t tell you many times I have rewatched this. She is an excellent storyteller . When she spoke about what love is, I had to pause and rewind that because when you understand what she said as simply as she said it , it hits you so hard . Love is when you can be seen in the most vulnerable and dehumanized and still assure the survival of another human being; that is love! When I heard that, I heard love is sacrifice . When God gave his only son , he sacrificed him. When Jesus died on the cross in the most dehumanize and vulnerable way, yet he sacrificed himself for human beings. To continue in order to achieve anything you must first sacrifice something rather it’s time, yourself, or something or someone . Love starts with sacrifice.
Both Maya’s speech and the comments are sending chills down my spine and goosebumps on my skin. Her words are so powerful. Who knew how powerful they could be, enough to give us wings to fly? You all are beautiful souls who were lucky to stumble across and appreciate Maya’s unequivocal talent❤️
There is so much I take away from this video, every aspect of Maya Angelou that she let us all into in this performance is simply too generous. You did your part, you fulfilled your purpose.
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I’m watching Maya in 2024….. I just love her. She is such an inspiration to all.❤
Why did I deprive myself for so long of my this grace?
❤❤❤❤
When she said black is beautiful 😍 i realized that I was telling myself
Stumbled upon this beautiful woman two years ago and until today her words are SOOOO MEANINGFUL ❤😢
I feel so cheated that I wasn’t exposed to her literature at school. She’s so poetic
English Comp 2.
Still not. What the heck is so disgustingly wrong about that? I answer everything is anything that it could be. I cry about it still and always will.
I am thankful that this beautiful soul graced the Earth, Ms. Maya Angelou.
Ikr
Me too….it’s a shame that this wasn’t taught or assigned at my school….we read long fiction works of a community of talking British rabbits. Not hating just thinking what could have been more relevant to a young high school kid like me.
The poem about the lady on the bus??? TEARS! 😭😢
Who's here in 2020???.... I would listen to her all day and night.
TrudiKay me too
me too! we need her!
Me too! She's unbelievable!
All 2020 I've been watching her videos and reading her poems she's been an inspiration of mines since middle School
2021
Every time I see an image of Maya or hear her voice I suddenly feel more beautiful , more powerful , more human. I wish to someday have the feeling
In me on my own . Until then I will keep on rising . I love you Maya!
I felt this today. I am now 27 but when I was 19 in college I remember reading and loving Maya's poetry, apparently it never sank in because I've been writing poetry for 9 years and when I came back to her poems today, I realized I've never written a poem in my life. She is amazing in the way she voices the human condition.@@colzypeace2753
I love her, a poet and a singer. She is good. I've watch this video many time but I still have to watch her again. Anyone with me?
Oh me too!!!
ooh yes , I am here
Yes, she has been and inspiration and motivation since I was in middle school. Such a beautiful and graceful soul 💕
I have to watch this monthly and on rough weeks, twice a week. It's a ritual, she soothes my soul. 💛🌻🖤 Peace to you all
I am with you
I know I am way late, but this wonderful woman has opened a Pandora box for me. Because of her, I know that I am capable of be courageous enough to be seen, not just exist.
Safaya safaya as long as you are breathing, it’s never too late to discover one’s Worth! Congratulations that you found it before you couldn’t 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Same thing for me. I saw love the first time I saw her
Then, my friend...you're right on time. No worries...enjoy the story teller. We' home, sis. Peace....
💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾🥂🎩😘
@@miguelmagana7460 with that's poetry. There's a line 19th century. This shred of the of the folk song found its way into Mr. WC. Hand is 20th century blues St. Louis Blues a black woman. Speaking of the man she loves. She said he's black flags of truth. He's the funnest
I was fortunate to meet and sit with Ms Angelou right before her keynote at Johnson C. Smith University. Her demeanor was warm and inviting as she stroked the back of my hand while sharing words of wisdom and life instructions. I’ll always be grateful for the enlightening 10 minutes of time, eye to eye. 🙏🏾
Kimyon Zari OMG. That must have been wonderfully amazing. I’m greatly jealous by that
Cikgu Misai 😙 🎶unforgettable🎶 🙏🏾
How fortunate you were to be in her presence!! A meeting that will always be with you!!!
What a blessing that was. A true luxury.
I am so happy for you and so envious as well. How wonderful this must have been for you.
She is funny, she's respectful, dignified, great sense of humour, and very smart.
Why wouldn't she not be respectful or dignified? I don't know why white people use those words or phrases when referencing us. As if we are incapable of such. It's not a compliment . You might as well use "for a black person at the end of the sentence ." So, give so thought as to why you use that term when addressing our brilliance. ✌🏾
She is the teacher of teachers, prolific, brave, magnificent in every way.
Judy Moskowitz just like my grandparents in Jamaica and in North Carolina thanks to both of you.
poggersss
*Maya was a once-in-a-millennium kind of person. A truly outstanding human being. A gift.*
I laugh until my stomach ache............when I think about myself. I laugh until I start to crying......when I think about myself, but I wear the mask.........
Figlio SanChirico one of my favorite !
This broke me. First time hearing it. 2024
As a white male I've spoken with many people, read many books and watched many documentaries and movies to try and educate myself on the plight of the black slave throughout US history. In more recent times I've tried to educate myself on the experience of women throughout the history of the world. All of those sources, while filled with information, details and facts never ever come close to helping me understand the true experience of others as does the poetry and words of Maya Angelou.
Her stories and poems invite you in to live the world through her experiences. To really see the world as another. I can listen to her speak for hours on end. A glorious character who I feel so lucky to have had alive during my time here on earth.
Thank you, Dr. Maya Angelou. You're greatly missed.
getnasty08 I couldn't agree more.
getnasty08 absolutely!!!!!
This performance combined with your comment has brought tears to my eyes this morning. Thank you for being open and thank you for understanding. Hope still lives.
marshall portgas fuck you
@@marshallportgas167 European race? Do you mean Caucasians? Because "European" is not a race of people.
Do you know what truly destroys culture?
Ignorance and hatred.
You are letting fear win.
It takes more courage to love.
Peace.
Hope y'all caught and realized that Ms Angelou was rapping in this. Such a pioneer. I miss her deeply.
I couldn't stop clapping. XD
Rap is the poetry of the streets
Yes !!!
I did !
"My life ain't heaven but it's sure ain't hell."
It’s swell 👁
I can listen to her all day, my my she will live forever.
Oh my! This woman was supremely talented, I can't seem to take my glare off her. She uses her words, voice and talents so elegantly and brilliantly that I aspire to buy every single work she's ever produced...Thank you very very much for posting.
say that again, Nwokoye. Queen of lyrical lines, is how I describe her.
For all of my STAR SEED, CRYSTAL AND
INDIGO BROTHERS AND SISTERS, I will pick up where Mrs. Mya Angelo left off, honor her body of work, and carry her legacy forward with me. Check out my episode "Dads destination " from THE SPIRITUAL POEMS OF UMBUKU on Anchor: anchor.fm/UMBUKU/episodes/Dads-destination-e230pc
This is a rare message from my supreme being father who lets me know all the time he still rocking with us!!
poggers
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I will be forever stunned by the beauty that is and was Maya Angelou. She was a force of nature if not directly nature herself. In her words she was human. She was mankind that read and spoke life like a book. Her character touched on life from every angle and every corner of the world. She was a mother to all and forever will be. I listen to her when I need to be reminded of the meaning of purpose. Her words always comfort.
“They kept my race alive by wearing a mask” what a wonderful woman
"Nothing will work unless you do"- the magnificent Maya Angelou
She's a woman, phenomenally :)
She was and still is an American treasure!!! No wait! A Life treasure that will surely be missed! Fly High Marguarette. Johnson! Aka The Queen Maya Angelou!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
This soul that unfolds through the words that this lady speaks, the gestures she makes, is...what a soul!
Ana Kiria stellar
She performed this without notes or a script. Spectacular!
If by+
I love that she changed some of the words. Made the poem more free flowing as a performed piece. 🥰
Great mind!
i love her smile
I know right and her laughter too
Such a force of nature. I don't anyone can resist to be enchanted by her person and her stage presence and energy. I'm so happy I discovered Maya, but sad I did not do it earlier.
I grew up in the south. You can only imagine the things I grew up hearing and as a child assumed was ok. As an adult who is not only a poet myself but very active in stopping any racism I see or hear. This woman makes my soul and eyes cry. She evokes feelings from me before I even know it's coming. When she cries I want to bawl. Not only does she open our eyes to true racism from her time period but she stands for women, minorities and anyone ever judged for something they hold sacred. She grew from a bitterness into a glorious inspiration of love and letting go while still holding true to yourself. 💜 she will forever be my favorite. What a blessing to America she was.
That Mask poem gets me every time. She is so wise and powerful. Yes, "is," because I don't even feel like I'm watching someone who passed away. Love her ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
This is speaking life to my soul on my journey to self-discovery.
I am a white female,I grew up listening to this amazing soul of a WOMAN!! I hate how people try to tell other people what they can and can't listen to because of the color of my skin,closed minded people are not going to tell me I don't understand what this lady was all about,or I could never understand cause the color of my skin,I am a WOMAN who loves amazing people!
I listen to this repeatedly to feel hopeful. I saw her live around this same time. It was the most moving event I have ever experienced. Love.
My Shero.........I wish she was my mother. Love her to tears.
Brenda Serwa she gannyma to all of us. RIP, minister Maya.
She was SO OOO WONDERFULLY REAL. She may be gone but will never be forgotten. She left her mark on this world.
Troy Scott she is a global treasure
I said love me honey, do you love me true? you love me as well as I love you? And then she answered "of course I do, but jump back honey, jump back!" lol.......... I live! Love you Dr Angelou! i pray you're resting in heaven!
I look at her and wish she was my grandmother
Me too! But thank god for mediums and media outlets such as this. Watch on.
Reese Anderson at 13:00 min. 😳 I nearly choked ... any white person (as I ) needs to ABSOLUTELY watch from there until she herself is bent over in tears. My God this woman could move your soul with those words and the way she says them.
Whitney Overstreet absolutely.
Same here
I look at her n wish my Granny was still alive.
watching her performance has become a weekly habit for me! Her strength, creativity, ideas, and presence are wondrous ! there is a lot to learn from this woman whom I admire the most!
Almuzn M.Elhassan just phenomenally stunning
mesmerizing and powerful!
Indeed, Maya Angelou was utterly amazing!
Wow! She was one of the greatest gifts God ever gave to this planet!
This Queen just fills me with so much hope, joy and inspiration.
I smile with you yet not my soul is fooled... I love you and forever always will. From Congo to your sold out ancestors please know that i bow to the transparency that you display. Woman you are something else!
this is the deepest poem i have ever heard, it hits home, it hits deep, it makes me question and appreciate black people, we have endured so much, sooo much but we still stand, unmoved, unshaken unfazed, if this poem doesn't want to jump on top of a table as a black person I don't know what will, it is our duty to celebrate our excellence, milestones and our resilience as Black people. Maya thank you for blessing me with your words.Amen.
How Beautiful this was to see ?
This Lady in top form she truly
Was a gifted soul !
And Classy too I'm so glad I
Saw this her at her best sassy. !!
Lorrie Kelly the elegance lies in her intelligence
She makes my soul melt when she says “Now that’s poetry” 😭
Maya is a whole mood. A whole vibes that generations yet to come needs to embrace the beauty embedded in this woman... She lives forever in our hearts.
SHE is THE “rainbow 🌈 in OUR cloud”. Timeless, and LEGENDAry.
Maya Angelou... If I had known her earlier. I would have pursued my dream of being a poet...
Abubakar Ali it’s never too late ...
True.
Abubakar Ali OMG. I used to read poem in high school. But didn’t pursue that as a career. It’s OK. Can still upload as CZcams video right 🤣
it is never too late. go for it
She is so inspiring, I could listen to her all day as well.
Truly talented. I love watching her verbal and nonverbal skills. I 💘Dr.Maya Angelou!!
No one brings poetry into life than this legend! She also talked about self love 18:32 which is very relatable while her poem Still I Rise 34:20 is one of my favorites
Xarren Gorre exactly
I have ADORED this woman since I was 14,and I always will. Her words,always of truth and wisdom;her bearing full of grace and dignity...and now 2 years after her passing,I am still learning from this wonderful lady! RIP,Dr. Maya.
I sobbed the day she passed. She has inspired me in more ways to say. I still refer to her poetry for aspects of my life. The world was blessed to have had her.
I knew somehow that this women was powerful, soulful, and essential in this world when I was only 12. I’m 20 now. 12 year old me selfishly wanted to study her and get to know this women before she passed, but somehow I knew that it wasn’t the time to get to know her. And now, I am here and I am just on my journey to meeting her. May she rest and peace.
It’s 2024 … and midnight… I listen to her for calm and quiet, sitting here in the dark at one so bright. Oh yeah, it’s her light and her sight - one who is oblivious of her might. She sparkles in the day as well as night. She’s one heck of a woman, alright! ❤❤❤
Thankful blessed for all the strong black faces that came before all of us
I love us
Here in 2022 too...I could listen all day to Dr Maya Angelou too.
Been looking for this show for eons . i saw it once on video (remember that medium?) at a collage course and was So Moved it was unreal !!. i never forgot it but never thought i would see it again. Today i found this !!! Can i say Its as Magical to me now as it was Then. Bringing the Same Tears to my eyes coupled with feelings of Inspiration Joy and Empathy. Maya Angelou was truly one of the Greatest poetic talents that has blessed us. Long may we gain from her words.
What a gifted woman! How lucky I am to still experience her in this platform! And I rise
I had just discovered this beautiful woman who has given me true meaning to life as a woman as a person a mom who realizes I do stands with my loved passed on ancestors who made me who I am and finally can say I love me amen Maya love you always☺
Thats great!!!
Inspired, rich, deep, and beautiful.
Winner 2016 stunning
Experientially Soothing to my spirit and soul!!!!GOAT!!!Gone but NEVER will be forgotten because I’m keeping the memories of this Phenomenal within my HEART ❤️ 🥰👼
so much power! I too aspire to have a close relationship with words!
the title should be " Maya Angelou LIVE LOVE UNPLUGGED" :) thanks for sharing!!
I love Miss Maya and I feel she speaks for my heart......laugh when they werent tickled, Uncle Tomism...It is the same with GLBT people .....the humilation that those who came before us so we could be here....She made my eyes jump wide open to the obligation to tell the stories of my people.....God blessed the World with Miss Maya.
AM SUPER EXCITED TO COME ACROSS"GREAT MAYA ANGELOU"( A GREAT WOMAN, I HOPE TO BE LIKE HER SOON)
I feel at home just by listening to Maya Angelou
Who's like Maya..the phenomenal in our time?May she speak up.
What a woman.
OMG...... The poem about laughter..... says it all. Caught in a 25 year marriage to a narc (which ended 20 years ago thankfully). Often still question why I stayed and that poem explained why 'when someone endures so that others can survive, that too is love, Lesley' (which is my name!). It was as if she was speaking to me personally. Thank you and God Bless you Maya Angelou, earth angel. x
To be able to reach many with words. To understand life and share so that others may. God sure gives us gifts. She was a gift to this world. God's speed Maya...I hope to one day we meet, not today or tomorrow tho...lol
WHAT A WOMAN, WHAT A HUMAN. RIP MY MUSE XXXX
Oprah's mentor and other mother. WEll spoken QUEEN . HER Lower vocal range speaks volumes . MAY awe all LIVE to restore each other. Awesome SHEROES keep the FAITH.
26:55 - Phenomenal Woman
Thanks
Thank you, Thank you for sharing.
This is so beautiful and so is she inside and out
Wow. I didn’t know how much I needed to hear and see this. Inspiration
Thanks so much for posting this. I saw it when it was broadcast in 1987 and I've waited ever since then to see it again. I was also privileged to see her perform this show live in Scotland around the same period. I was inspired by Maya Angelou. As a white male from a northern European country like Scotland she cemented for me my own truth that we all bleed when cut, regardless of our colour.
+Ian Marshall
I am attempting to learn the television station that aired this 1987 performance on "Live and Unplugged" in Scotland in order to license twenty-two seconds of it for inclusion in her new PBS "American Masters" biography titled "Maya Angelou: The People's Poet" that will air in 2016. Kindly advise. Pat Lofthouse
+Patricia Lofthouse It was broadcast by Channel 4 for a programme called "Mavis On 4"
www.channel4.com/
Good Luck!
+Ian Marshall Thank you so much for your information about tv show "Mavis on 4" where you saw this clip. I never heard of this program before! Pat Lofthouse
The Lady Is Beautiful.
Such a beautiful woman inside and out. Magnificent genius. Wish I had the chance to have met her. 🌱🌺🌿🥀🍃🌷🍀🌹🍂🌸☘️🌼
I'm here towards the end of 2021...how I wish I could see her live. RIP Goddess.
2021 and we still here maya we still here 🙏🏾😌
Thank you for this post. What a power house.
I missed out on seeing her live..But her words are a blessing that will live on forever ❤❤☮☮❤❤☮
Walker Girl ,me also I really regret that. I usually have no regrets but thats one.
A great and most valuable talent that must never be forgotten! In my opinion she has a timeless quality that I adore and admire very much!
sugerlipsx Jamie wright agreed without any rejection
She was so captivating
Oh the sass on that woman, yes more please!!
Maya, Maya. It's like she transcribes people's hearts.
I love her so much and I thank God for her gifts. I didn’t know she was so humorous. Thank you so much for sharing this video. She was a poised, WISE and profound woman. Amazing. I also could listen to her EVERYDAY!
Queen-Momma Maya gave homage to the past poets so graciously
spellbinding performance...bravo
POWERFUL INSPIRATION SELF LOVE! MAYA SING BECAUSE YOU ARE LIFTING MY SPIRIT. ALL LOVE AND BLESSINGS!
*clap clap clap* "there I go"
I really love her and how she acts ❤❤ she was blessed
❤️😩 thinking of your strength today, love you Rest In Peace
M. williams RIP
Thank you for giving us the honor and pleasure of listening to her.
This is absolutely beautiful. Her delivery is so moving. So glad i found this today
I can’t tell you many times I have rewatched this. She is an excellent storyteller . When she spoke about what love is, I had to pause and rewind that because when you understand what she said as simply as she said it , it hits you so hard . Love is when you can be seen in the most vulnerable and dehumanized and still assure the survival of another human being; that is love! When I heard that, I heard love is sacrifice .
When God gave his only son , he sacrificed him.
When Jesus died on the cross in the most dehumanize and vulnerable way, yet he sacrificed himself for human beings.
To continue in order to achieve anything you must first sacrifice something rather it’s time, yourself, or something or someone . Love starts with sacrifice.
Both Maya’s speech and the comments are sending chills down my spine and goosebumps on my skin. Her words are so powerful. Who knew how powerful they could be, enough to give us wings to fly? You all are beautiful souls who were lucky to stumble across and appreciate Maya’s unequivocal talent❤️
God Bless You Elder/Ancestor🙏🏾 I Love You❤️
There is so much I take away from this video, every aspect of Maya Angelou that she let us all into in this performance is simply too generous. You did your part, you fulfilled your purpose.