Cicely Tyson led a generation that defined themselves with dignity Her death marks the winding down of an era when Black glamour and elegance wasn't
There was a time when Black dignity on screen wasn't guaranteed. It had to be fought for and insisted upon, repeatedly. And Cicely Tyson, who died Jan. 28 at age 96, led a generation of pathbreaking Black American artists who did so, as both creators of and activists for Black humanity on screen and stage. […]