- Apr 8, 2011
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My heart is officially broken today. Maya Angelou passed away. I remember being in grade 11 and seeing Oprah's Master Class with her and it honestly changed the way I look at life. She was so amazing with words and probably the single most well-spoken person on this planet.
she really, really was. so well-spoken and inspiring.
side note related, but unrelated... i was sitting in class a few minutes early today, and i actually overheard this conversation: "some lady Maya Angel died." "Who the F is that?" "Let me google her... oh some civil rights activist. she hasn't tweeted since May 26th." like that actually happened. and i cringed. i couldn't even interrupt them to correct them because i could not put into words how phenomenal of a woman she was and the profound impact she will leave on the world. i was just dumbfounded that they had NO IDEA.