Cicely Tyson’s adaptation of Paul Lawrence Dunbar’s poem “When Malindy Sings” to “When Aretha Sings” is BRILLIANT. #ArethaHomegoing Here’s the original: m.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/…
Shout out to my mama @SpiritLifeWord for introducing me to Dunbar.
@fredaraMareva I used to recite this poem with my grandmother and mother when I was a child.
@fredaraMareva Love this tweet💕
@fredaraMareva When she did that ready, what poise, elegance and grace. She OWNED that room. Cicely Tyson's a queen. (And NOBODY wore their hat better!) 😁
@fredaraMareva Thanks for sharing this! Miss Tyson was breathtaking ... as always.
@fredaraMareva Never disappointed when Cicely takes the stage. What a wonderful tribute.
@fredaraMareva @enviablewoman Ok so can goosebumps have goosebumps?!?! Breathtaking, literally...
@fredaraMareva THANK YOU!!! I was trying to REMEMBER where those words where from!!! THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!!
@fredaraMareva I live in the Paul Dunbar neighborhood in Tucson AZ, but maybe we should rename it to Cicely Tyson/Dunbar neighborhood theglowup.theroot.com/queen-to-queen…
@fredaraMareva Love when are people know their culture.
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@fredaraMareva I wept. Thanks to my mother for introducing me to Black poets. I remembered this poem.
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@fredaraMareva That was amazing and classy. I remember learning that poem in high school and it is so fitting for Ms. Aretha.
@fredaraMareva Just that she took that classic poem and made it her own made me shed a tear. Brilliant