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Maya Angelou Reacts To Zimmerman Trial, Evokes Civil Rights Era
Time Swampland ^ | July 16, 2013 | Maya Rhodan

Posted on 07/16/2013 9:56:14 AM PDT by Biggirl

Author, poet, and activist Maya Angelou was shaken by the verdict of the George Zimmerman trial, saying it shows “how far we have to go” as a country. “That one man, armed with a gun can actually profile a young man because he is black and end up shooting him dead…It is so painful,” Angelou said in an interview with TIME Monday.

(Excerpt) Read more at swampland.time.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: angelou; civilrights; measured; zimmerman
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1 posted on 07/16/2013 9:56:14 AM PDT by Biggirl
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To: Biggirl

Write a poem. Then stuff it.


2 posted on 07/16/2013 9:57:02 AM PDT by shankbear (The tree of Liberty appears to be perishing because there are few patriots willing to refresh it.)
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To: Biggirl

She’s a poet which is another way of saying she has no discernible skill.


3 posted on 07/16/2013 9:58:03 AM PDT by TheLawyerFormerlyKnownAsAl
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To: Biggirl
She and Trayvon hate Gays and think Zimmerman was Gay.

http://www.drudgereport.com/flashrj.htm

4 posted on 07/16/2013 9:58:15 AM PDT by elhombrelibre (Obama's policy towards Morsi and the Moslem Brotherhood came from his heart.)
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To: Biggirl

Hey, Maya Moron, Zimmerman was profiling BEHAVIOR long before he knew what COLOR St, Trayvon was!


5 posted on 07/16/2013 9:58:16 AM PDT by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed &water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS, NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: Biggirl

there needs to be a fake maya angelou contest...

:-/


6 posted on 07/16/2013 9:58:34 AM PDT by SteveH (First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win.)
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To: Biggirl

They’re doing everything they can to resurrect the turmoil of the 60’s.

These people are worse than aging hippies.


7 posted on 07/16/2013 9:58:46 AM PDT by Rebelbase (Tagline: (optional, printed after your name on post):)
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To: Biggirl

Maya, you will never reach your destination, because you and yours are going backwards as fast as you possibly can.


8 posted on 07/16/2013 9:59:12 AM PDT by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: Biggirl

In most black white violence the victim is white.

Black men - as a percentage - are the most likely to be criminals.

Maya Angelou shaken - and that’s ok - but she also needs to ‘get real’. How about a little of that high drama for some of the black children killed every month in Chicago?


9 posted on 07/16/2013 9:59:16 AM PDT by GOPJ (Department of Justice to Americans:'How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?')
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To: shankbear

The sad reality is that the nonsense of the last few days has really, really set race relations back at least 50 years. But even much more so, the Obama White House has also set race relations back 50 as well.


10 posted on 07/16/2013 9:59:21 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: JimRed
Here is the insight that we've not known till now. Trayvon be hatin him some gays.

http://www.drudgereport.com/flashrj.htm

11 posted on 07/16/2013 9:59:30 AM PDT by elhombrelibre (Obama's policy towards Morsi and the Moslem Brotherhood came from his heart.)
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To: Biggirl

If you get yourself stuck on dead center, you ain’t goi’n nowhere!


12 posted on 07/16/2013 10:00:04 AM PDT by SMARTY ("The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms." H. Amiel)
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To: Biggirl

Oh, good. I was breathlessly waiting for her wise insight. [/sarcasm]


13 posted on 07/16/2013 10:00:52 AM PDT by CommerceComet (Obama vs. Romney - clear evidence that our nation has been judged by God and found wanting.)
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To: Biggirl

More like 150 years.


14 posted on 07/16/2013 10:01:00 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: Biggirl

Poor, down-trodden negroes...

“- reports, Trayvon Martin’s drug use, explaining how the Skittles and Arizona Watermelon Fruit Juice Cocktail drink he carried that night are ingredients that, when mixed with dextromethorphan (DXM) cough syrup, create “Lean”, a concocted high which can cause psychosis and aggression over the longer term.

- According to the autopsy report, Martin’s liver showed damage consistent with DXM abuse.”

http://katenews2day.com/2013/07/16/trayvon-martin-lean-conconction-martin-was-not-only-carrying-skittles-that-night-but-also-his-lean-conconction-autopsy-revealed-trayvon-martins-liver-damaged-by-consistent-use-of-dmx/

“can cause psychosis and aggression”


15 posted on 07/16/2013 10:01:04 AM PDT by Mortrey (Impeach President Soros)
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To: Rebelbase

Those “aging hippies” have very much handed over the USA Senate to the GOP come next year and will help keep the House in GOP hands.


16 posted on 07/16/2013 10:01:30 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: Biggirl

i thought this hag died 2 years ago


17 posted on 07/16/2013 10:01:32 AM PDT by max americana (fired liberals in our company after the election, & laughed while they cried (true story))
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To: Biggirl

Who the Hell woke her up?


18 posted on 07/16/2013 10:01:37 AM PDT by rhubarbk
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To: Rebelbase

Come 2014.


19 posted on 07/16/2013 10:02:36 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: All

This should make your day FRpers:

“What is really injured, bruised, if you will, is the psyche of our national population.”


20 posted on 07/16/2013 10:03:31 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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