Who ARE these strange Weeble people,
and why are they here?
“Nikki Giovanni, Michelle Obama, Megan J. Brennan, Oprah Winfrey and Ross Rossin stand on stage during the Maya Angelou Forever Stamp Dedication at Warner Theatre on April 7, 2015 in Washington, DC.”
Of course it has now been revealed that the quote attributed to Maya wasn’t actually hers:
“Her stamp features the phrase, “A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song,” which the USPS attributed to Angelou—though the direct quote may actually be from a different author.”
Normally that would be embarrassing, butt hey - it’s Washington! What do you expect, real quotes?
In fact I understand there is going to be a whole series of Maya stamps; all of which will contain things she didn’t say:
The last time Lady M saw Maya Angelou before her death was in 2012 when she presented her with a BET lifetime literary achievement award:
That’s a gorgeous gown! It deserves a full 360 degree view:
So we’ve got that going for us.
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