PICS: Maya Angelou’s 80th Birthday Celebration, 5/4

Sandra Rose May 6, 2008

All Photos by Freddyo Exclusively for Sandrarose.com
The lady of the hour, Maya Angelou celebrated her 80th birthday with family, celebrity friends and admirers on Saturday, May 4 at the Woodruff Performing Arts Center in Atlanta.

What happened to birthday girl Lynn Whitfield? Lynn turns 53 today, but she just let herself go once she turned 50. Doesn’t she know 50 is the new 40?

I want to say this is Boris‘ wife Nicole Ari Parker, but I’m not too sure… Maybe it’s the lighting… or the hair.

Quincy Jones, who’s pushing 80 himself, attended the celebration

Pastor Paula White is one of the ministers who opened up her tax records to the feds proving she has nothing to hide ~~unlike Pastor Creflo Dollar and Bishop Eddie Long~~

PRETTY IN PINK: Rapper T.I. attended Maya Angelou’s birthday celebration

The always beautiful Bernice King, daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King

prynsexxx

Oooooohhhhh Lynn almost made me jump over to Sandra’s side of the fence. She looks good. Elegant, classy, but will f’ a nigga up in a heartbeat. Much like her role in Thin Line.

TI looks like he wasn’t invited, but he came clean and proper so that he wouldn’t immediately make a scene when being thrown out. He looks nice tho’. I think more or less Tiny would have blown his cover. LOL

I must say EVERYBODY looks nice.

Happy Birthday Maya….oh and Lynn, you sexy thang. Grrrr LOL j/k
t.dot

Lynn Whitfield, at 53, looks a hell of a lot better than Nicole, who should be at least 15 years Lynn’s junior!!!!
Nicole looking hagaard….
mizzdallas

Sandra, that is Boris wife Nicole, and I dont see nothing wrong with Lynn Whitfield she looks HOT!, I like to see you @ 53 yrs old and see how you hold up! T.I is looking handsome! I will not comment on T.I right now I’m thinking of some dirty thoughst right NOW!

Oh yeah! Mayou look nice!!
Tamara M

That’s Nicole, but she is looking alittle rough…I love Lynn she looks good for her age..T.I. looking good too…Where was Oprah???
Anna

Dirty old man or not, Quincy Jones is still very handsome.
decedrick

What! Oprah did not attend?
MUNCHOSGIRL

SUCH A BEAUTIFUL BLACK THING! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAYA!
JamesfromGoodtimes

I’m under 25…and Lynn Whitfield could still get it…
Mz_Magnificent1

I’m with #2…I think Lynn still looks really good.

As for T.I. real men wear pink lol…he looks very handsome, as usual:-).
Mz_Magnificent1

OOOOhhhh MizzDallas…you’re gravatar pic is the hotness. Gotta love Willie lol…
MOCHAMOMMY

Everyone looks really nice… Its good to see healthy black women at 80!! (I’m mad at the iced out cane she has though lol) Sandra, that pretty in pink… Ha!! No man is ever pretty in pink, sorry
TT

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO T.I……………..I know its Maya B-Day but he just stole everyone the thunder w/his sexy self!
shunda

I rise, I rise still I rise… I love Maya. Happy Birthday. She is such an inspiration.
j-lo843

Sandra…you must be blind today cause Lynn looks good. Now Nicloe on the other hand…I don’t know what the hell to say with that.
http://myspace.com/mullatos SnootyPooty1

Boris is my husband… T.I. looks nice….
gemini83

Nicole does not look that bad. I think it’s just a bad picture of her.

I hope I look as good as Lynn when I’m her age.

T.I.-sexy as HE11, but I can NEVER dig pink on a MAN!

HAPPY B-DAY MAYA!
Lisa

I love Bernice,but its women like this, that need a makeover. I know who she is, I know what she stands for, but shoot her late mother, rest her soul even got on Oprah and got a makeover, the feathered hair with the hot curlers is over.She is too cute! I can see her with a really short cut and a more neutral outfit. I would suggest a makeover for Lynn Whitfield, hard to believe she played Josephine Baker.
Cherrie08

I think that Lynn looks great…
Kymystry

Did Sandra say what Happened to Lynn Whitfield … What the Ham & Cheese ?!?!?!?! .. and then compliment Bernice for LOOKING like SHE’s 53 with them Old Church Lady suits and the Press and Curl Do … Chile Please … I guess Lesbians stick together … Thank GOD I can see STRAIGHT and

Lynn Looks AMAZING !!! (in a non lesbo way of course) ….
katgirl33

Nicole Ari Parker lost a lot of weight…she was already slim….she looks good though…
hellava10

It’s good to see people living to 80 and still able to get around. I know Okra was around there somewhere with Gayle passing out gifts trinkets or something. Nicole looks like those 2 cute babies tore her ass up last night, we’ve all been there and looked like damnit who done it the next day.
I think what it is, is that we are all getting older and our ‘celebs’ are aging and REALLY starting to look old. Look at Will Smith turning gray, I almost choked the last time I saw Sally Fields.
BayArea

Happy 80th Birthday Maya!

I went to HS with her grandson Colin Johnson (Berkeley High c/o 94). I wonder was he there?
prynsexxx

#17 said:

In ref to Bernice King:

I can see her with a really short cut and a more neutral outfit.
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But she’s a preachers daughter. LOL
MissGauzzz

Um, excuse me…but Lynn Whitfield looks good! She has NOT let herself go, she is embracing her curves like a grown woman is suppose to! And oh yeah…50 is NOT the new 40…it’s the same ole 50, who starts these lies! Women need to take a page out of Maya Angelou’s book and grow old gracefully!

@Kymystry Says: .. and then compliment Bernice for LOOKING like SHE’s 53 with them Old Church Lady suits and the Press and Curl Do…
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I agree! I like Bernice but good lawd, those suits she wears are NOT the bizness!
Imalover

Mrs. Angelou is simply a beautiful gift. I had the pleasure of hearing her speak last year at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Annual MLK Celebration. Although she seemed very weak after being escorted onto stage, as soon as she opened her mouth you could feel the strength being released… she was amazing. I just wish she was an Obama supporter, but I understand her allegiance to the Clintons. Anyway, everyone pictured above represented classy and elegant nicely.

Okay now it makes sense, because I was wondering why Quicy Jones made a random appearance at Kanye’s concert Sunday… I guess he hung with the mature crowd during the day and kicked it with the youngins later that night!
http://www.findentertainmentnow.com miesha@FindEntertainmentNow.com

maya is incredible.

i agree tip looks totally out of place but he’s doing it with style. omg. sooooooo cute, even in pink he can rock it cuz he’s got it like that and knows how to hang clothes on that skinny bod.

lynn looks fab for 53. not bad.

bernice…i also agree….when i saw the old lady suit and 1990’s hair do i was thinking….hmmmm maybe she could do a lil do-over. she’s not bad looking at all but an updated style could be a nice improvement.

quincy looks GREAT for his age. wow.

nicole is a pretty woman. i also think this was just a bad picture. for two kids she’s slammin’. and she is wearing her own hair. cool. hell she has the hottest man in Atlanta so who cares!

nancy is nice…i met her at the trumpet awards. stylish/classy/graceful.
Anna

@j-lo843 Says: Now Nicloe on the other hand…I don’t know what the hell to say with that.

It’s the “Malcom In The Middle” mom hairdo.
teecee

from the pics, they all looked good.
i like the look of lynn, i mean shes 53, and unless u live in the plastic surgens office, you are going to your age. not everybody wants to be 20. now what the heck was TI thinking ? tennis shoes and an un tucked shirt to an event that you could tell was after 5 attire ? im sure he had a suit at home, he knows he better wear all them clothes before he has to wear an orange jump suit….
miamore73

I think Lynn Whitfield looks great. She certainly looks better than some that are 20 years younger than her. Compare her to let’s say Jasmine Guy and she doesn’t look as ridiculous as Mariah who is pretending to be 23 when she AIN’T.

I think Bernice King looks beautiful to.
Mia

Nothing says “Thugged Out Rapper” like pink and white.
heart2heart

Happy Birthday Ms. Angelou! God bless her!

Um, Lynn looks great for her age! That’s a beautiful woman. lol

I love MLK and his kids, but is Bernice a lesbian? God is gonna get me for asking that. I’m just saying, no children, no husbands…what the hay?
http://FreshFromTheStreetz.blogspot.com Zuley

Happy Birthday Ms Angelou she looks great for her age. Lynn is a victim of obsession with botox. Nicole Ari Parker I never thought this chick was cute AT ALL. Her husband Boris use to be a favorite of mine but his horrible acting in “potential to be good movies if he wasn’t cast in them” like “The Gospel” and that broadway play he replaced Terrence Howard in I forget the name have turned me off. T.I. is so handsome and always gets up so nice. I love the pink on white, but yet he still looks masculine, he and his stylist get a round of applause. Tiny keep that man girl.
PAHairston

May God bless us all during these times of chaos. As far as these pictures are concerned, a picture can tell a thousand stories. Living to see 80 is a blessing given to few, especially the hip/hop/rap generation, many don’t live to see 25 or 30. Take care of yourself by exercising, eating and driniking right, Love the Lord and He will make a way somehow! My opinion, for what it’s worth: Lynn Whitfield looks absolutely great, so does Maya, and Nicole just needs a good night sleep. As always, I leave you in peace.
Anna

heart2heart Says: None of Dr. Kings childen have kids or am I wrong? It wasn’t until Mrs. King passed that her son got married. Kids live the dream that their parents want of them. Can you imagine really being Dr. Kings child.

Anyway there are many adult children who start to live after their parents pass away. Most feel too guilty to live and do what they want to do becasue they are parent pleasers. Also parents know how to minupulate their children by guilting them. So when these parents pass away , yes the child feels greif and sadness but more feelings of relief- I can now live my life.

No need for any feed back. I was not referring to the King children. Just something I read on CNN and found interesting.
ACCORDGIRL35

Nicole Ari Parker looks happy too me. If I was married to a man who is a great husband and father plus he’s handsome, sexy, and spiritual like Boris Kodjoe I would be smiling too. She’s got it all and today with people getting divorced right and left, she has a reason to smile.
GAGIRL73

JUDGE THE ONE YOU SEE WHEN YOU LOOK INTO THE MIRROR!
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO LOOK LIKE AT 50 PLUS YEARS,YOU HAVE NO IDEA!
THESE DAYS ALOT OF US NOT LIVING TO SEE 21 YRS OF AGE OR EVEN 15 YRS OF AGE..I’M 35 MARRIED WITH TWO MINORS KIDS AND HOPE TO SEE MY KIDS WITH THEIR OWN FAMILY!!! MS. MAYA IS JUST BEAUTIFUL, AS FOR LYNN AND BERNICE IT’S FUNNY HOW SOME CAN JUDGE THEM BY THERE LOOKS AND STYKE,AS IF THEY THEMSELVES ARE FLAWLESS!
GAGIRL73

LET ME CORRECT MYSELF (LOOKS AND STYLE)!!!
Yazzmin

Ms. Maya didn’t appear to be so old in Tyler Perry’s movie. I know she’s older but this pic makes her look every bit of her age (god I pray I survive as long or longer). Now that Nicole Ari Parker is married, she’s looking tired to me. I thought she was much prettier before she started the family life. Although Lynn Whitfield looks nice, she has put on some weight.
MzDetermined

Happy Birthday Maya!!!!!!!!!
MzDetermined

Hold up…this is suppose to be about Maya, not about how everyone else look.
Kymystry

I’m sorry .. thanks for Gently reminding us Mzdetermined …

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MS. MAYA ANGELOU !!!
LAChick

Lovely Queen, Ms. Maya Angelou, and still you rise! Happy Birthday!
Nicole is growing out a really short do’ perhaps she is going thru that awkward phase with it? Other than that its just a bad picture, she is still lovely.
Love me some crazy Lynn Whitfield but I would so take the weave out and do something softer and more forehead flattering, she is so pretty and will always be but the do is wrong. I’m gonna go ahead and leave Bernice alone tho.
Goliano

Was Maya’s ace boon Hillary Clinton there?

And isn’t pink on a man just “geigh” now? That shit went out in ’04.
Sharonda

Really, guys still wear pink???TI there is so random.Bernice looks lovely..

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