I have never spent any time looking up the word “philanthropist”, but thankfully Maya Angelou has.
I spend a great deal of my time volunteering, and I donate money when I can. This book is a quick one day read of 28 short stories/essays and a few poems about life as an African American woman, pregnancy, rape, being a daughter, coming of age, spirituality and so much more! I had some very profound moments while reading this book, and I found quite a few parallels with her thoughts on racism and my thoughts on the discrimination of LGBT individuals. This book is now one of those books that will be passed down. The title of this book spoke to me because I have always thought about the books I would gather and hand my daughter as a gift as she transitions from girl to woman. But until I picked up this book, I have never spent any quality time with Maya Angelou’s thoughts or words. I have read a couple of her poems, which have touched me. Admittedly, what I know about Maya Angelou is very little and mostly from Oprah’s TV show.
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