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Walk proud as you are

Maya Angelou writes to her younger self

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Shaun Usher
Apr 04, 2023
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Today’s letter comes to you on what would have been Maya Angelou’s 95th birthday. It can be found in the updated edition of the Letters of Note book; the audio beneath the transcript, of this letter being read by Noma Dumezweni, is from the Letters of Note audiobook.

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