MoonChild02
MoonChild02 t1_j9rrgy1 wrote
Reply to comment by mces97 in Alaska lawmaker censured for asking if fatal child abuse saved taxpayer money by notunek
I didn't know that was a Maya Angelou quote. I've heard it for a long time, and thought it was just one of those quotes passed around by civil rights organizations. I had no clue it was Dr. Angelou who said it. Thank you for naming who said it.
MoonChild02 t1_j9rozjl wrote
Reply to comment by amibeingadick420 in Alaska lawmaker censured for asking if fatal child abuse saved taxpayer money by notunek
Not just mute children, but children who physically can't smile, like those with Moebius syndrome.
That was a huge story when I was a kid. IIRC, Michael Jackson helped Chelsey Thomas's family pay for her surgery, and the Ronald McDonald House Charities helped her family out, too.
MoonChild02 t1_j9rykc6 wrote
Reply to comment by mces97 in Alaska lawmaker censured for asking if fatal child abuse saved taxpayer money by notunek
She had over 50 doctorates. They were honorary, but she definitely deserves the title for all the work she did. She even taught both guest classes and semester-long classes on civil rights and writing at a few universities.