Remembering Maya Angelou

Dr. Maya Angelou and actor Billy Crystal share a moment after signing an exhibit entitled "Finding Our Families, Finding Ourselves" at the Museum of Tolerance on February 10, 2003 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Poet and activist Maya Angelou addresses

Poet and activist Maya Angelou addresses the Democratic National Convention 27 July, 2004, in Boston, Mass. (credit: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)

President Bill Clinton, Maya Angelou

President Bill Clinton(R) congratulates poet/writer Maya Angelou(L) after presnting her with the National Medal of Arts during ceremonies 20 December, 2000 at Constitution Hall in Washington, DC. (credit: Stephen Jaffe/AFP/Getty Images)

Nick Ashford, Maya Angelou, Valerie Simpson

Nick Ashford, Dr.Maya Angelou, and Valerie Simpson attend The Women In Film and Hallmark Channel Reception honoring Dr. Maya Angelou, November 15, 2005 at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , Los Angeles. (credit: Katy Winn/Getty Images)

Maya Angelou, George W. Bush, Laura Bush

Maya Angelou speaks during the funeral services for Coretta Scott King at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church February 7, 2006 in Lithonia, Georgia. (Photo by Jason Reed-Pool/Getty Images)

Maya Angelou, Hillary Rodham Clinton

Hillary Rodham Clinton holds a conversation with Dr Maya Angelou before an audience at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC during a campaign stop on April 18, 2008. (credit: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)

Maya Angelou, Hillary Rodham Clinton

Hillary Rodham Clinton holds a conversation with Dr Maya Angelou before an audience at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC during a campaign stop on April 18, 2008. (credit: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)

Maya Angelou Signs Copies Of "Maya Angelou: Letter To My Daughter"

Maya Angelou signs copies of "Maya Angelou: Letter to My Daughter" at Barnes & Noble in Union Square on October 30, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Gabriela Maj/Getty Images)

Maya Angelou

US poet Maya Angelou reads a poem during a ceremony to present South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu of Cape Town the William J. Fulbright Prize for International Understanding on November 21, 2008 at the State Department in Washington. (credit: Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images)

Glamour Magazine Honors The 2009 Women of the Year - Inside

Honoree/Dr. Maya Angelou and Former U.S. President Bill Clinton onstage at the The 2009 Women of the Year hosted by Glamour Magazine at Carnegie Hall on November 9, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Glamour Magazine)

Garden Party Celebration For Dr. Maya Angelou's 82nd Birthday

Musician Common and poet Dr. Maya Angelou attend Dr. Maya Angelou's 82nd birthday party with friends and family at Angelou's home on May 20, 2010 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Steve Exum/Getty Images)

Garden Party Celebration For Dr. Maya Angelou's 82nd Birthday

Poet Dr. Maya Angelou and Naomi Judd attend Dr. Maya Angelou's 82nd birthday party with friends and family at Angelou's home on May 20, 2010 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Steve Exum/Getty Images)

Garden Party Celebration For Dr. Maya Angelou's 82nd Birthday

Maya Angelou Visits The Schomburg Center For Research In Black Culture

American autobiographer and poet Dr. Maya Angelou visits The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture to announce the acquisition of documents from her 40-year career on October 29, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

resident Barack Obama (R) applauds D

President Barack Obama applauds Dr. Maya Angelou, a prominent and celebrated author, poet, educator, producer, actress, filmmaker, and civil rights activist after presenting to her the 2010 Medal of Freedom on Feburary 15, 2011 at the White House in Washington, DC. (credit: Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images)

Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou attends Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular at the United Center on May 17, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images)

Michelle Obama, Maya Angelou

Michelle Obama and Maya Angelou speak during the BET Honors 2012 at the Warner Theatre on January 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images)

Tony Bennett, Maya Angelou

Tony Bennett and Maya Angelou attend The Norman Mailer Center Fifth Annual Benefit Gala at The New York Public Library at The New York Public Library on October 17, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images for The Norman Mailer Center)

Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou and Robert Loomis appear onstage at the Norman Mailer Center's Fifth Annual Benefit Gala sponsored by Van Cleef & Arpels at the New York Public Library on October 17, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for The Norman Mailer Center)

Maya Angelou

Robert Loomis and Maya Angelou attend the Norman Mailer Center's Fifth Annual Benefit Gala sponsored by Van Cleef & Arpels at the New York Public Library on October 17, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for The Norman Mailer Center)

Maya Angelou

Dr. Maya Angelou and Robert Loomis speak at The Norman Mailer Center Fifth Annual Benefit Gala at The New York Public Library at The New York Public Library on October 17, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Norman Mailer Center)