Celebrate the life, legacy & legend of Cicely Tyson! The 96 year old icon passed away yesterday afternoon. She was known widely for her Hollywood roles on movie & television screens. The impact of Tyson's work on black American's was powerful in pushing the needle forward for black actors to come!
“Roots,” "The Martin Luther King Story,” “A Woman Called Moses,” “The Women of Brewster Place,” and too many others to recant. Tyson refused to play roles she found demeaning to Black women. Lady Cicely won groundbreaking awards for her work: Oscar, Tony and Emmy awards for her performances! She was even the first black woman to host SNL! #RiseInPower to the ancestor Queen Cicely Tyson.