Cicely Tyson (1924-2021), one of my favourite actresses, one of the Black women I most admire, has left us at age 96. She was hugely underappreciated by Hollywood, something even they belatedly recognized by giving her an honorary Oscar in 2018 – just three years ago. In 1962 she became the first woman to wear an Afro on US television, several years before it became fashionable, before “Black is beautiful” was a thing. A big reason I liked her, apart from her acting talent, is because she only took parts that put Black women in a good light.
Requiescat in pace.
See also:
- The Black women I most admire
- films she appeared in:
- and did not appear in:
- Black women’s hair: a brief history: 1965-1980
- “Black is beautiful”
She played the role of kunta Kenta’s mother perfectly. May she rest in piece…
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She was a trailblazing legend. Rest in power 🙏🏾
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I can’t summons the words to express what she meant to me. Rest in Power, Queen!!!
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RIP
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She was natural beauty personified. I just downloaded her book, Just As I Am. Rest Well Queen.🕊
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She was working past the age of 80 years old and still mentally and physically intact. Tyler Perry kept her working, and so did Ava DuVernay, in Cherish The Day. And she published her memoir Just As I Am. I just downloaded and can’t wait to read.
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