Legendary award winning actress Cicely Tyson has passed away At 96 years old. You may know her from her role in Sounder where she was nominated for an Oscar, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, Roots, King, or her return to the stage in over 3 decades in The Trip to Bountiful (which i had the pleasure to create ad-banners for), but one of my favorites you may not agree with is her role as Madam St.Clair from Hoodlum. One of my favorite movies. Cicely played the Queen of Harlem. Ruling the numbers game in Harlem with an iron fist!
From modeling, acting, activism and being a role model to just not black women, but to black people in general. Cicely Tyson will be missed.
