My son, Guy Bailey Johnson."Īngelou joins NPR's Rachel Martin to talk about her reunion with her mother, a memorable mother-daughter confrontation and her career as a dancer. "And they all told me I could do whatever I wanted to do."Īngelou has carried that tradition of strong familial bonds forward, saying, "I just really want to say that I dedicate this book to my son, who's the bravest, most courageous and most generous man I've ever known. "I'm Maya Angelou - whatever that means to whomever it means - because my mother loved me, and my grandmother loved me, and my brother loved me," she says. When Angelou was young, Baxter sent Angelou and her brother away to be raised by their grandmother years later, she called them back to live with her again, the start of a sometimes fractious but eventually loving relationship.Īngelou says her familial relationships, particularly with her mother, have been crucial in defining her life. Her latest book, Mom & Me & Mom, explores her relationship with her mother, Vivian Baxter.
Maya Angelou has lived a life so expansive and extraordinary that, even after seven autobiographies, she still has more stories to tell. Although it took years, Angelou and her mother eventually developed a close and loving relationship. Send us feedback about these examples.Maya Angelou and her mother, Vivian Baxter. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'mom.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Adam Himmelsbach,, There were 17 deaths in the main study: five in the group that got the vaccine and 12 in the group whose moms got a placebo. Olivia Evans, Women's Health, And his mom and everybody around him encourage him. Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, The supermodel highlighted her experience as a mother in the post, and sent love to moms everywhere. The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, Folks first met him in the season premiere, while learning that his mom was the one who signed him up for the show. Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, My mom raised us the majority of the time, and my dad tried to bond via trips to the arcade on random weekends. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, His mom-a colon-cancer survivor herself-enrolled him in a Duke University clinical trial for a new chemotherapy cocktail for his type of cancer. Country Living Staff, Country Living, Ignacio Diaz-Silverio plays Rafa, a 16-year-old ascending high school junior who lives in San Antonio (played in suburban shades of browns and grays by Albuquerque) with his single mom Drea (Christina Vidal). Noun And thank you for being SO good at being a partner and mom.
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