Maya Angelou Reacts To Zimmerman Trial, Evokes Civil Rights Era

Time Swampland ^ | July 16, 2013 | Maya Rhodan

[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.

[nolongerademocrat]

Trying to recover her glory days..... blah, blah, blah, I’m sick of fackin’ hearing it....

[Gay State Conservative]

Yeah I'm out that Brooklyn, now I'm down in TriBeCa Right next to Deniro, but I'll be hood forever I'm the new Sinatra, and since I made it here I can make it anywhere, yeah, they love me everywhere I used to cop in Harlem, all of my Dominicano's Right there up on Broadway, pull me back to that McDonald's Took it to my stashbox, 560 State St. Catch me in the kitchen like a Simmons with them Pastry's Cruisin' down 8th St., off white Lexus Drivin' so slow, but BK is from Texas Me, I'm out that Bed-Stuy, home of that boy Biggie Now I live on Billboard and I brought my boys with me Say what's up to Ty-Ty, still sippin' mai tai's Sittin' courtside, Knicks & Nets give me high five Nigga I be Spike'd out, I could trip a referee Tell by my attitude that I'm most definitely from.... Catch me at the X with OG at a Yankee game Shit, I made the Yankee hat more famous then a Yankee can You should know I bleed blue, but I ain't a Crip though But I got a gang of niggas walkin' with my clique though Welcome to the melting pot, corners where we sellin' rock Afrika Bambataa shit, home of the hip-hop Yellow cab, gypsy cab, dollar cab, holla back For foreigners it ain't pretty act like they forgot how to act 8 million stories, out there in it naked City is a pity, half of y'all won't make it Me, I got a plug, Special Ed "I Got It Made" If Jesus payin' LeBron, I'm payin' Dwyane Wade Three dice Cee-lo, three Card Marley Labor Day Parade, rest in peace Bob Marley Statue of Liberty, long live the World Trade Long live the King yo, I'm from the Empire State that's Lights is blinding, girls need blinders So they can step out of bounds quick, the sidelines is Lined with casualties, who sip to life casually Then gradually become worse, don't bite the apple Eve Caught up in the in-crowd, now you're in style And in the winter gets cold, in Vogue with your skin out City of sin, it's a pity on a whim Good girls gone bad, the city's filled with them Mommy took a bus trip, now she got her bust out Everybody ride her, just like a bus route Hail Mary to the city, you're a virgin And Jesus can't save you, life starts when the church end Came here for school, graduated to the high life Ball players, rap stars, addicted to the limelight MDMA got you feelin' like a champion The city never sleeps, better slip you an Ambien

One of her more famous...and "civilized"...works

[Mr. Jeeves]

They do not know, nor comprehend, the cold rage that their endless lies are provoking among White America.

[headstamp 2]

“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,”

Too bad that isn’t remotely close to what happened.

Liberals are great at manufacturing their own reality.

[V_TWIN]

“Author, poet, and activist”

Another unproductive burden on society.

[goodnesswins]

Oh, one of the “OLD” generation speaks....STFU you racist...you have contributed to the problems in the Black community....and they should destroy YOU for it.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Keep in mind this woman once said that “The oppressed do not yearn for freedom, they yearn to feel their bootheel against the throat of the oppressor.”

[goodnesswins]

I don’t think it is JUST among “White America”

[canuck_conservative]

The amazing thing is, all the blacks-with-a-chip-on-their- shoulder simply cannot get past this idea that St. Skittles wasn’t profiled - for them it’s the only explanation.

They won’t admit that Little Trayvon, after being followed, went to his apartment and THEN back out again, looking for a fight. They won’t even consider that it was Hoodie who attacked the white guy, not the other way around.

For them, it’s the same mentality as the OJ trial jury, white guy and a black guy, the black guy HAS to be innocent and the white guy HAS to be guilty is the only physical possibility!

It’s pure bizarro-world with these people!!

[miserare]

Is she still alive?

I bet Rachel the Hutt could write better poetry.

[Irenic]

No, Trayvon was homosexual. LGBT is supporting federal charges and justice for Trayvon.

LGBT thinks Zimmerman was a bigot and a racist, deserving to have his rights removed to satisfy their uncivilized demands of ‘justice’.

[Obadiah]

I followed your link and then followed the autopsy report link. The autopsy report states Martin’s liver showed “no signs of abnormality”.

Am I missing something, or is that web site (unknown to me) just making stuff up, which is not helpful!

[VanDeKoik]

Has every old (Hey, I used to be important) kook from the 60s checked-in yet about what the hell they think of this?

[morphing libertarian]

Every dog must stop by the fire hydrant

[Busywhiskers]

Angelou solidifies her standing in the pantheon of stupid.

[Jeff Winston]

The fact that Zimmerman was brought to trial in the first place shows we have a long way to go as a country.

Judge people not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character, my @$$.

[MamaDearest]

Just a reminder there are lots of Maya greeting cards out there for the purchase. What if only her preferred type of “people” buy them?

[vetvetdoug]

The true colour of racism shows itself.

[Bigg Red]

Kinda hard ta’ tell, doncha’ think?

[dead]

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

My entry:

Trayvon
by Maya Angeloo

I sing of thee Trayvon
Lamented burnt umber crayon
Shoud of stayed at home
and got your lay-on
But you heard the siren song of wet grass
and headed for Seven Elevon.

Zimmerman the triggerman
Big game hunter lay in wait
White hispanic in a panic
Rubberheaded, held your fate.

By punching him, you tried to reason
But didn't know - was black-boy season
Stand your ground, ground and pound,
Frito Bandito shot you down.