luther king for sclc. 1968, cooperation with malcolm x to build the organization for african-american unity in 1964. actress, roots, 1977. poetic justice 1993, johns 1960. narrator, writer of documentaries, 68, 72, 75, 76, 82, 1982. dancer, singer, dancing with elvin ailey. students 1954 and 58. yes and eight biographies, 19692 this year 2013. call it, 10 collections of poetry, 1971, 1995. professor, wake forest university, reynolds professor of american studies. i left out much. children's stories, essays, recordings and albums. but any one or two of these accomplishments couldn't count for the esteem in which maya angelou has held but all of theg in spite of the childhood of one's and obstacles that would break or paralyze many of us, suffering energized and strengthened her and along with good counsel, determination and persistence, her creative impulse struck like olds of lightning. her example is not one of surviving. it truly is one of triumph. dr. maya angelou, you improve our world by drawing from us, forcing from us our better selves. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] old folks say it takes one to know one. [laughter] thank you. toni m