Maya Angelou has a number of things to say about the inscription on the MLK Memorial. The honorable Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. looks like an "Arrogant Twit" says, dear friend of Dr. King. Why is Maya Angelou so stirred up about the memorial that was unveiled this past weekend? According to a recent interview with the Washington Post, Angelou targeted one inscription saying "I was a drum major for justice, peace, and righteousness" This inscription was paraphrased from one of Dr. King's comments made at Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church in 1968. What we didn't was that the inscription on Dr. King's memorial were missing a few words. The exact words were delivered "If you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice, say that I was a drum major for peace. I was a drum major for righteousness." Maya Angelou tells Washington Post that the omission of “if” in the inscription changes the meaning of King’s words. 
Maya Angelou opinionated “The quote makes Dr. Martin Luther King look like an arrogant twit,” “He was anything but that. He was far too profound a man for that four-letter word to apply.”
We at TheFIGURE sure hopes that this stir up can be solved as quickly as possible. Long live the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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