I had the extraordinary opportunity last night to see Dr. Maya Angelou here at Virginia Tech. I have to admit that I was unprepared for what to expect. Truthfully, I knew little about her. But I’m intrigued to learn more.
Dr. Angelou came to Virginia Tech as part of their Dr. Martin Luther King festivities; it was inspiring to hear her stories, to hear her read some of her poetry and talk about some of her experiences. When I find a video or audio of the speech, I’ll post it here. There’s no way that I can accurately recap her message.
I can tell you that for me, one of the things that was as inspiring as her speech was a recitation of Dr. Martin Luther King’s "I Have A Dream" speech. I’d never heard the entire thing – it was done by a guy named David Johnson, who – in my opinion – absolutely nailed it. Here’s the speech as Dr. King gave it, if you’ve never heard it in its entirety.