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Emmett Till images have multigenerational impact on artists
Read full article: Emmett Till images have multigenerational impact on artistsAs the first-ever feature-length retelling of the lynching of Emmett Till goes into wide release, so does an art campaign meant to honor the power of images like those of his open casket that were printed by the Black press.
'Return of Jedi,' 'Selena' added to National Film Registry
Read full article: 'Return of Jedi,' 'Selena' added to National Film RegistryThis yearโs inductees into the National Film Registry include an epic Star Wars and Lord of the Ring films, projects starring Jennifer Lopez and the late Cicely Tyson along with films that took on racially motivated violence against people of color.
Tyler Perry, Clintons attend memorial for actor Cicely Tyson
Read full article: Tyler Perry, Clintons attend memorial for actor Cicely TysonPallbearers carry the casket of pioneering Black actor Cicely Tyson from Harlem's famed Abyssinian Baptist Church to a hearse on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. The New York-born actor was 96. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)NEW YORK โ Tyler Perry and Bill and Hillary Clinton were among the attendees of a private memorial service for Cicely Tyson at Harlem's famed Abyssinian Baptist Church. It was very Cicely Tyson: It was formal, it was humorous, it was sad, it was glorious,โ said Larry Thompson, Tyson's manager for more than 40 years. The New York-born actor was 96.
Hundreds pay respects to actor Cicely Tyson at her viewing
Read full article: Hundreds pay respects to actor Cicely Tyson at her viewingPeople wait on line to attend a public viewing for Cicely Tyson at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. Tyson, the pioneering Black actress died on Jan. 28. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)NEW YORK โ People traveled across the country and stood in a block-long line to pay respects to Cicely Tyson at a public viewing Monday. Hundreds of admirers of the pioneering Black actor lined up outside Harlem's famed Abyssinian Baptist Church on a wintry Monday. Many in the multigenerational crowd held photos of Tyson, who died Jan. 28.
Public viewing for Cicely Tyson at famed Harlem church
Read full article: Public viewing for Cicely Tyson at famed Harlem churchFILE - Cicely Tyson arrives at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 20, 2009, in Los Angeles. Tyson's death was announced by her family, via her manager Larry Thompson, who did not immediately provide additional details. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)NEW YORK โ People wishing to pay their final respects to legendary actor Cicely Tyson will get a chance during a public viewing at a famed Manhattan church. The viewing for the actor, who died last week at age 96, will be held on Monday, Feb. 15, at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, according to a statement by her family through her manager Larry Thompson. The viewing will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and COVID-19 protocols will be in place, with masks and social distancing requirements.
Cicely Tyson, her memoir just out, was active to the end
Read full article: Cicely Tyson, her memoir just out, was active to the endTyson's death was announced by her family, via her manager Larry Thompson, who did not immediately provide additional details. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK โ Cicely Tyson was active to the end, in the middle of promoting her memoir โJust As I Amโ when she died at age 96. Many media outlets this week had been celebrating Tyson and her memoir. AdIn the days before her death, Tyson was also a guest on The Bakari Sellers Podcast, where she talked about her acting choices, injustices and her marriage to late jazz great Miles Davis. In an NPR interview, Tyson said she came to acting so that she โcould speak through other people,โ after being naturally drawn to observing other people as a shy child.
Cicely Tyson paved way for Black actors to follow footsteps
Read full article: Cicely Tyson paved way for Black actors to follow footsteps(AP Photo/W.A.Harewood, File)LOS ANGELES โ Cicely Tyson was a Black actor who knocked down doors so other women of color could walk through them. Tyson strategically selected powerful roles with an intent to elevate how Black actors were perceived. Tyson desired to get away from the negative portrayals of Black women with the hopes of highlighting them with powerful prestige. โTyson showed the world that the Black woman is more than a moment. He went on to say that Tyson โbecame a vessel through which all the dignity of who she was as a Black person, a Black woman, could flow.โTysonโs fame transcended all media.
Zendaya, Oprah, others react to death of Cicely Tyson
Read full article: Zendaya, Oprah, others react to death of Cicely TysonFILE - Cicely Tyson arrives at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 20, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)LOS ANGELES โ Reaction to the death of Tony and Emmy-winning actor Cicely Tyson at 96. Thank you Cicely Tyson. Cicely Tyson just published her memoir this week!! "Iโm sad to hear the news that we lost our dear Cicely Tyson, the sweetest person Iโve ever met.
Cicely Tyson, purposeful and pioneering actor, dead at 96
Read full article: Cicely Tyson, purposeful and pioneering actor, dead at 96FILE - Cicely Tyson arrives at night two of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sept. 15, 2019, in Los Angeles. โWith heavy heart, the family of Miss Cicely Tyson announces her peaceful transition this afternoon. I grew up in an area that was called the slums at the time,โ Tyson said at the time. AdโItโs important that they see and hear history from Miss Janeโs point of view,โ Tyson told The New York Times. Tyson played his secretary, making her the first Black woman to have a continuing role in a dramatic television series.
New Orleans stage and screen actor Carol Sutton dies at 76
Read full article: New Orleans stage and screen actor Carol Sutton dies at 76FILE - In this May 1, 2019, file photo, actress Carol Sutton arrives at the World Premiere of "Poms" in Los Angeles. Sutton, a fixture on stages in her native New Orleans who built a steady career on the big and small screens, including roles in the 1989 comedy Steel Magnolias and the TV series Queen Sugar, has died Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, from complications from COVID-19, according to New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell. Sutton was 76. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK โ Actor Carol Sutton, a fixture on stages in her native New Orleans who built a steady career on the big and small screens, including roles in the 1989 comedy โSteel Magnoliasโ and the TV series โQueen Sugar,โ has died from complications from COVID-19, according to New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell. Sutton was 76.