Cicely Tyson

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Actress Cicely Tyson is officially the first black woman to win an honorary Oscar.  The 93-year-old was one of five movie veterans who received one from the Academy at the Governors Awards over the weekend.  Actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry, record producer Quincy Jones and director Ava Duvernay were there to pay tribute to her.  […]

The White House names 21 Presidential Medal of Freedom honorees. President Obama said these individuals are an inspiration to everyone.

The legendary actress along with Richard Roundtree and music icon Dionne Warwick will receive lifetime achievements awards in the arts.

Thursday night, the Democratic National Convention culminated a presidential primary season that saw a self-proclaimed billionaire rise to prominence on the strength of bombastic rhetoric, thinly veiled racially charged comments, and the idea that America is broken and needs to be made “great again.” The same election cycle that produced Donald Trump has also produced Hillary Clinton, who […]

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Emmy Award winning actress Cicely Tyson turns 82 today.  She won Emmys for her work in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” and “The Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All.” She has also starred in moves such as “The Help,” “Idlewild,” “Madea’s Family Reunion,” “Diary of a Mad Black Woman,” “Because of Winn-Dixie,” “Fried Green […]

The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill to strengthen U.S. traveling restrictions for citizens from 38 countries.

Tracee Ellis Ross, the divine Cicely Tyson, Laila Ali, Tracey Edmonds and Hoda Kotb hit the red carpet at The 40th Annual Gracies Awards Gala and…

It’s only March, but Uzo Aduba is officially winning at the game of life in 2015! Whatever you did last night probably wasn’t as cool as…

We’ve already seen Annalise Keating, the main and fiercest character on “How To Get Away With Murder” take her makeup and her wig off and…