Trailblazing actress Cicely Tyson dies at 96Tyson refused to play roles that were demeaning to Black
Trailblazing actress Cicely Tyson dies at 96Tyson refused to play roles that were demeaning to Black women: “I wait for roles – first, to be written for a woman, then, to be written for a Black woman." Oprah Winfrey, Viola Davis, Ava DuVernay, Barack Obama, Wanda Sykes, Gayle King, Soledad O'Brien, and more pay tribute.Read my CNET article here. -- source link
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