Maya Angelou Upset Over MLK Memorial Inscription

Scheller August 31, 2011 Comments (1) Maya Angelou says a paraphrase of Dr. King's words makes him sound arrogant and a North Carolina journalist thinks Rev. Billy Graham deserves a statue too.</pUnveiled a poem written for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The acclaimed poet recited the piece at the Women Who Dare to Dream luncheon, which paid tribute to the unsung sheroes of the Civil Rights Movement.A writer or orator's second-to-worst nightmare is to be edited by a committee. A writer or orator's worst nightmare is to be edited by a committee when you are dead.And author Maya Angelou is taking issue with a paraphrased quotation from Martin Luther King Jr.Shortened quote makes him seem like "an arrogant twit.The author and activist Maya Angelou's Sept. 13 lecture at Montana State University's Brick Breeden Fieldhouse sold out in just over after they were released today, organizers

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