Cicely Tyson in 1973. Photo (cropped) from the Dutch National Archives via Wikimedia Commons Groundbreaking actress Cicely Tyson passed away yesterday at the age of 96. As the New York Times writes in a beautiful obituary, her “vivid portrayals of strong African-American women shattered racial stereotypes in the dramatic arts of the 1970s, propelling her […more]
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