South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu (L) of Cape Town listens to a poem being read by US poet Maya Angelou during a ceremony to present him the William J. Fulbright Prize for International Understanding on November 21, 2008 at the State Department in Washington. Getty Images logo Getty Images 12 months ago

South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu (L) of Cape Town listens to a poem being read by US poet Maya Angelou during a ceremony to present him the William J. Fulbright Prize for International Understanding on November 21, 2008 at the State Department in Washington.

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  6. Archbishop Desmond Tutu (L) stands in front of the controversial Israeli barrier during a visit to the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah August 27, 2009. Archbishop Tutu and members of The Elders, a group of eminent global leaders, are in the region for a four-day visit.
  7. South African Bishop Desmond Tutu (R) welcomes U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy (C) on his arrival in Johannesburg in this January 5, 1985 file photo. Kennedy is on a three-day trip to Israel. Kennedy, a major figure in the Democratic Party who took the helm of one of America's most fabled political families after two older brothers were assassinated, died late on August 25, 2009, CNN said. He was 77. Also known as "Teddy," he was the brother of President John Kennedy, assassinated in 1963, Senator Robert Kennedy, fatally shot while campaigning for the 1968 Democratic presidential nomination, and Joe Kennedy, a pilot killed in World War Two. Picture taken January 5, 1985.
  8. South African Bishop Desmond Tutu (R) welcomes U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy (C) on his arrival in Johannesburg in this January 5, 1985 file photo. Kennedy is on a three-day trip to Israel. Kennedy, a major figure in the Democratic Party who took the helm of one of America's most fabled political families after two older brothers were assassinated, died late on August 25, 2009, CNN said. He was 77.
  9. Poet Maya Angelou is escorted by former U.S. president Bill Clinton (R) to accept a 2009 Glamour Women of the Year award during the magazine's annual award show in New York November 9, 2009. Angelou joined U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, British fashion designer Stella McCartney and nine others on Monday to be honored as "Women of the Year". To match Reuters Life! WOMEN-AWARDS.
  10. Poet Maya Angelou is escorted by former U.S. president Bill Clinton (R) to accept a 2009 Glamour Women of the Year award during the magazine's annual award show in New York November 9, 2009. Angelou joined U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, British fashion designer Stella McCartney and nine others on Monday to be honored as "Women of the Year". To match Reuters Life! WOMEN-AWARDS.
  11. Poet Maya Angelou, flanked by former U.S. president Bill Clinton (R), accepts a 2009 Glamour Women of the Year award during the magazine's annual award show in New York November 9, 2009. Angelou joined U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, British fashion designer Stella McCartney and nine others on Monday to be honored as "Women of the Year". To match Reuters Life! WOMEN-AWARDS.
  12. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 09: Dr. Maya Angelou (L) and Former U.S. President Bill Clinton attend the The 2009 Women of the Year hosted by Glamour Magazine at Carnegie Hall on November 9, 2009 in New York City.
  13. Poet Maya Angelou accepts a lifetime achievement award during Glamour magazine's 2009 Women of the Year awards at Carnegie Hall in New York, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.
  14. Former President Bill Clinton introduces poet Maya Angelou, who was given a lifetime achievement award at Glamour magazine's 2009 Women of the Year awards ceremony at Carnegie Hall in New York, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.
  15. Will Bowen, Founder of A Complaint Free World, Presents the 6 Millionth Complaint Free Bracelet to Dr. Maya Angelou.
  16. In this Monday, Sept. 14, 2009 photo, Dalton Sherman, 11, reads from a book passed down from his grandfather as he practices pronunciation in his Dallas home. He's been on Oprah Winfrey's and Ellen DeGeneres' talk shows. He's hobnobbed with Donald Trump, poet Maya Angelou and U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and on Friday Sept. 18, 2009, Jenna Bush Hager will interview him on NBC's "Today" show in her broadcasting debut.

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