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Tag Archives: Maya Angelou

Book Review: A Very Stable Genius

January 23, 2020by Anne Caroline Drake 2 Comments

Donald J. Trump brazenly declared his passion to be our nation’s first dictator.  Yet, the press, government officials, and the intellectual elite didn’t take him seriously. Everyone chattered about adults […]

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RIP: Maya Angelou, The Most Phenomenal Woman

May 28, 2014by Anne Caroline Drake 1 Comment

Listen to yourself, and in that quietude you might hear the voice of God. – Maya Angelou Maya Angelou, the most Phenomenal Woman of all, passed away in her sleep […]

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Life Rafts

“Still I Rise” Poem by Maya Angelou

January 23, 2013by Anne Caroline Drake 3 Comments

You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise. Does my sassiness upset […]

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Violence Against Women

International Women’s Day: Connect and Celebrate!

March 8, 2012by Anne Caroline Drake 1 Comment

Who inspires you to be a phenomenal woman?  I hope it is the person you see in the mirror.  You are phenomenal. We R-E-S-P-E-C-T ourselves and love the men who […]

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Lee Daniels: Award-Winning Producer

October 4, 2011by Anne Caroline Drake Leave a comment

There is a little bit of Precious in all of us. – Lee Daniels   What do you do when your dreams of becoming a Hollywood filmmaker are dashed upon […]

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Do It Today: Oprah Blitz for Saving Promise

October 6, 2010by Anne Caroline Drake 5 Comments

  After [Oprah’s] parents separated from each other and from her,  she was left in the care of a grandmother  who believed in the laying on of hands in all […]

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Violence Prevention

Famous People & Celebrities Who Have Survived Abuse: Whose Inspiring Story Do You Want to Read?

February 28, 2010by Anne Caroline Drake 47 Comments

     My library is full of the stories of famous people and celebrities who have survived abuse and gone on to thrive and find joy.  To celebrate my 200th […]

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Maya Angelou: Phenomenal Woman

March 26, 2009by Anne Caroline Drake Leave a comment

I’m a woman phenomenally./Phenomenal woman, that’s me.

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