Cicely Tyson, Hollywood Icon Dies At 96 Cicely Tyson was an American actress and fashion model with a career spanning more than seven decades. She was the recipient of three Primetime Emmy Awards, four Black Reel Awards, one Screen Actors Guild Award, one Tony Award, an honorary Academy Award and a Peabody Award. In […]
The legendary actress won an Emmy and Tony Award and was the first Black actress to receive an honorary Oscar.
The president and Mrs. Obama have shown their love for black art (and artists)—from poetry and spoken word to actors and singers— throughout this most historic presidency.
The White House names 21 Presidential Medal of Freedom honorees. President Obama said these individuals are an inspiration to everyone.
The legendary actress along with Richard Roundtree and music icon Dionne Warwick will receive lifetime achievements awards in the arts.
Thursday night, the Democratic National Convention culminated a presidential primary season that saw a self-proclaimed billionaire rise to prominence on the strength of bombastic rhetoric, thinly veiled racially charged comments, and the idea that America is broken and needs to be made “great again.” The same election cycle that produced Donald Trump has also produced Hillary Clinton, who […]
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Annalise’s mother, played by Cicely Tyson, showed up to give her the business. Annalise and her students took on a new client—a female doctor who…
There a few things more satisfying than shutting down ignorance, and Cicely Tyson will never forget the moment she got to confront racism and turn…
