Here lies jacob at the end of the road. This man with his bare hands, he has built the highways, the tunnels, the bridges of this country. And with his bare feet, he printed all those footpaths running through the bush and farms. Here lies jacob at the end of the road. He said to those mothers squatting next to the grave, with their eyes solemn and the veils on their faces, he said, wipe your tears, my sisters. Lift up your veils. Stand up. Stand up, my brothers, and let us all sing. Let us sing because jacob, at last, is a better man. He hasnt got our troubles, he hasnt got our problems because jacob, at last, has reached home. Thats the home for the black man, is when they dig a hole to bury him, is when they press our face against the cold earth and we smile with our teeth out. That will be the only time we will be happy, brother, is when we are dead. Let me do you a favor. Have you ever been to skys place . Come with me. Ill do you a few shots there. Lets go drown our sorrows at sk
Worldwide. The herb alpert foundation, supporting organizations Whose Mission is to promote compassion and creativity in our society. The john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org. Park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The kohlberg foundation. Barbara g. Fleischman. And by our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america, designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. Welcome. Once again, we are remembering the author and poet maya angelou, who died three months ago at the age of 86. At the time of her death, one of the cable news websites proclaimed that a literary voice revered globally for her poetic command and her commitment to civil rights has fallen silent. Well, not exactly. Because well be hearing Maya Angelous voice for a long time to come. She left seven autobiographies, three book
Supporting organizations Whose Mission is to promote compassion and creativity in our society. The john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org. Park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The kohlberg foundation. Barbara g. Fleischman. And by our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america, designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. Welcome. Maya angelous death late this spring at 86 sent me back in time. We had first met in new york city 45 years ago, soon after she had published her phenomenal, bestselling memoir, i know why the caged bird sings. She was already a presence civil rights activist, singer, dancer, songwriter. But that first night, we discovered that we had both grown up in small, segregated towns just a hop, skip and jump from each other. So, we talked about my childhood in marsha
Supporting organizations Whose Mission is to promote compassion and creativity inur society. The john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org. Park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The kohlberg foundation. Barbara g. Fleischman. And by our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america, designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. Welcome. Once again, we are remembering the author and poet maya angelou, who died three months ago at the age of 86. At the time of her death, one of the cable news websites proclaimed that a literary voice revered globally for her poetic command and her commitment to civil rights has fallen silent. Well, not exactly. Because well be hearing Maya Angelous voice for a long time to come. She left seven autobiographies, three books of essays, volumes of poetry and many r
The herb alpert foundation, supporting organizations Whose Mission is to promote compassion and creativity in our society. The john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org. Park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The kohlberg foundation. Barbara g. Fleischman. And by our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america, designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. Welcome. Once again, we are remembering the author and poet maya angelou, who died three months ago at the age of 86. At the time of her death, one of the cable news websites proclaimed that a literary voice revered globally for her poetic command and her commitment to civil rights has fallen silent. Well, not exactly. Because well be hearing Maya Angelous voice for a long time to come. She left seven autobiographies, three books of essays