Dir. Rita Coburn Whack, Bob Hercules | 2016 Documentary Film
Terribly hurt but vastly loved
Uncle Willy hid in the potatoes to avoid the KKK because a white woman could say he touched them, which is enough reason for them to kill him.
"The act of rape is the matter of the needle giving because the camel cannot. The child gives because the body can and the mind of the violator cannot."
(DISSECT THAT!!)
Too proud to bend, too poor to break
a survival apparatus
Pearl Bailey (32:24) : Angelou could've been her understudy in Hello Dolly, enabling her to work in New York full time and be with her son. However, Bailey said "Oh no, I'm not going to have this big 'ole ugly girl be my understudy."
\ Angelou cried, then returned to life on the road finding new ways to work; without her son, Guy Johnson.
\* 35 years later, Bailey requested that Angelou present her with the Guild Life Time Achievement Award. Angelou never mentioned the Hello Dolly incident.
Cicely Tyson brought to their [white] mind that they were responsible for most of our anguish because of their ignorance
In Stamps, Arkansas [her childhood home] racism was so prevalent that Black people couldn't even eat vanilla ice cream. (1:04:27)
Did you want to see me broken?
Still I Rise
Look Into:
- Harlem Writer's Guild | 1950
- The Blacks by Jean Genet | Play | 1959
- Down in the Delta | Angelou's debut feature film from Myron Goble's screenplay | 1998
"This is the first film to be made about the incomparable Maya Angelou. The film presents her incredible journey, shedding light on the untold aspects of her life with remarkable unmatched access. This intimate and personal portrait of Dr. Maya Angelou’s life is a touching and moving tribute to her legacy." - Maya Angelou Film
• July 13, 2019 | Canggu, Bali, Indonesia •