Cicely Tyson

Her death marks the winding down of an era when Black glamour and elegance wasn’t just a choice, but an insistence on Black humanity

She knew how much work remained for Black women in Hollywood

The first major feature film about Harriet Tubman renders her as a symbol rather than a person

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Cicely Tyson, Diana Ross and Michael Jordan have given us black excellence for decades

Tyson, 91, is the latest recipient of the Celebration of Leadership in Fine Arts lifetime achievement award