Guy johnson maya angelous son autobiography template

“People ask…’Did you grow up in her shadow?’ No, I didn’t. I grew up in her light.” Guy Johnson, Dr. Maya Angelou’s son.

On this day in , Dr. Maya Angelou's only son, Guy Johnson, passed.

We continue to celebrate their lives and uplift the impact they made in the world.

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Not only did Dr. Angelou’s son grow up in his mother’s light, but he was cultivated and strengthened by her words. 

They often expressed their values on the human spirit and justice in similar ways.

Dr. Maya Angelou dedicated her life to positively impacting our culture with her activism, books, teachings, and range of words of wisdom shared on global stages and imparted to family and friends across dinner tables.

Now, when we are met with a multitude of injustice, tragedies, and strides, we often wonder about the conversations that mother and son would be having right now.

“She [Maya Angelou] would tell me that the flower of the human spirit had difficulty blossoming without the nat