Honoring the legendary Maya Angelou 90^th  Birthday "Still I Rise"

By: Maya Angelou

Google celebrates Dr. Maya Angelou’s 90th birthday on April 4, 2018 by honoring some of her best poetry, including her number one poem “Still I Rise”, by creating a Doodle video on google. The Video features her own voice along with other celebrities whose lives she has inspired.    

 Maya Angelou was one the greatest poets of all time because she was wise and unique. Maya Angelou was a public figure, and she was awarded Honorary Doctorates by more than fifty major universities and colleges around the world. One of Maya Angelou’s principal messages was one of inclusiveness; despite our ethnic, religious and cultural differences, we are more alike than unalike. During the celebration of the great Maya Angelou’s birthday, her daughter said, “she saw all our differences in language, orientation and perspective as an indication of the richness of our imagination and creativity, and as elements of our nature that we should celebrate. “In 1981 Ms. Angelou was nominated for several important awards and read a poem written for the occasion at President Clinton’s inauguration. One of my favorite quotes from Maya Angelou’s are “Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” Another important quote states, “We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” These two quotes have helped me overcome difficulties throughout my life. She inspires me to be a better me every day. I will never forget the warmness of her voice and the realness of her walk. She was a very brave woman who believed in world peace, that we are one and we should stick together regardless of race. April 4, 1968, which is the day of Maya Angelou’s birthday, was the same day Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated and he was a good friend. She was a public figure for all women who believe in themselves, despite the situation in their lives. She wanted women around the world to open their minds and see that they were worth more than they thought. She was a role model for the old, the young, and the new generation. Maya Angelou will always be remembered as one of the greatest poets in the world because she paved the way for many of us.