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[…] New Light Missionary Baptist Church 1:10- 1:15 p.m. — Musical Tribute — Fantasia Barrino-Taylor 1:15-1:30 p.m. — Personal Reflections: 1:15 p.m. — Tyler Perry 1:17 p.m. — Cicely Tyson, Actress 1:20 p.m. — Clive Davis, Chief Creative Officer, Sony Music 1:25 p.m. — Smokey Robinson, Recording Artist 1:30-1:34 p.m. — Musical Tribute — Bishop Paul […]

[…] the Revolutionary and Civil Wars and emancipation. In addition to Burton, the miniseries starred Louis Gossett, Jr., John Amos, Ben Vereen, Leslie Uggams, Scatman Crothers, Roxie Roker, Cicely Tyson, Ed Asner, O.J. Simpson, Richard Roundtree, Maya Angelou and George Hamilton. The new version of “Roots” will be an original, contemporary production that will incorporate more […]

[…] and through her own narration. It premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and won the Audience Award at the AFI Docs. The film features interviews with Cicely Tyson, Oprah Winfrey, Quincy Jones, Alfre Woodard, Common, John Singleton, Angelou’s son Guy Johnson, President Bill Clinton and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. The doc’s title is taken […]

[…] Rev. James Holley, Retired Pastor, New Light Missionary Baptist Church 1:10-1:15 p.m.: Musical Tribute: Fantasia Barrino-Taylor 1:15-1:30 p.m: Personal Reflections : 1:15 p.m.: Tyler Perry 1:17 p.m.: Cicely Tyson, Actress 1:20 p.m.: Clive Davis, Chief Creative Officer, Sony Music 1:25 p.m.: Smokey Robinson, Recording Artist 1:30-1:34 p.m.: Musical Tribute: Bishop Paul Morton and Yolanda Adams […]

[…] Marchesa, Verizon and NBC just to name a few. Christopher’s celebrity photography includes President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Quincy Jones, Michael Bloomberg, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson, Elizabeth Moss, Louis C.K., Elijah Wood, Sigourney Weaver, and he is the last artist to photograph the late Dr. Maya Angelou. He has worked for several […]

[…] tells Miller. “This was about getting there, finding my voice.” He writes that he lived a charmed childhood, enriched by his parents’ extraordinary circle of friends. Actress Cicely Tyson is his godmother, and Diahann Carroll is an honorary aunt. Kravitz recalls sitting on Duke Ellington’s lap while the famed artist played the piano. He says […]

[…] play Ruined. She was nominated for Tony Awards and Drama Desk Awards for her roles in Lydia Diamond’s Stick Fly and the late Horton Foote’s The Trip To Bountiful, opposite Cicely Tyson. In 2013, Rashad played “Juliet” to critical acclaim on Broadway, opposite Orlando Bloom’s “Romeo.” Rashad was recently seen in the Netflix film Come Sunday, which reunited her with […]

[…] in attendance? BB: No, unfortunately, they couldn’t be there. KW: How did you come to pick this year’s honorees: director Ava DuVernay, actresses Jada Pinkett Smith and Cicely Tyson, singer Erykah Badu, CARE CEO Dr. Helene D. Gayle and middle school principal Nadia Lopez? BB: Well, there’s never a shortage of incredible black women who […]

[…] continuing virtual cinema release in over 60+ cinemas through next week!  Featuring rare live performances and interviews from the legendary  Al Green, heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, Sidney Poitier, Cicely Tyson, James Baldwin, Nikki Giovanni, The Last Poets, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind & Fire, Ashford & Simpson, Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes, Billy Preston, Black Ivory, […]

[…] nomination for his direction. Co-star Jennifer Hudson, starring as Shug Avery,  was snubbed this year. Other big names passed over this year include James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson for The Gin Game, Forest Whitaker for Hughie, and six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald for Shuffle Along. Shuffle Along’s Brian Stokes Mitchell, Billy Porter, Joshua Henry, […]

Desean Terry, who once worked beside iconic actress Cicely Tyson, plays Stanley Kowalski in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ –photo courtesy Desean Kevin Terry *Hey S-t-e-l-l-a! Audiences will no doubt recall the line screamed by a drunken and belligerent Stanley Kowalski (originated by Marlon Brando on stage and in film) as he stands outside of a […]

[…] Andrew Scott, Black Mirror James Cromwell, Succession Giancarlo Esposito, The Mandalorian Martin Short, The Morning Show Jason Bateman, The Outsider Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away with Murder Laverne Cox, Orange Is the New Black Cherry Jones, Succession Harriet Walter, Succession Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid’s Tale Phylicia Rashad, This Is Us Outstanding Supporting Actor […]

[…] the then-Italian mafia, St. Clair managed to stay entirely independent while helming her criminal empire. In Bill Duke‘s 1997 gangland crime drama “Hoodlum” Queenie was played by Cicely Tyson. Jackson’s film, which will be set against the backdrop of The Cotton Club, will be directed by Kenny Leon. The infamous gangster ‘Queenie’ Other items on […]

[…] celebrate and embrace the role of first ladies and women in the church providing community service. Past honorees have included California First Lady Maria Shriver, Oscar nominated Cicely Tyson, former Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Burke, the legendary Nancy Wilson, Gospel duo Mary Mary, TV One founder Cathy Hughes, actor/activist Hill Harper and Attorney General […]

[…] community.  Queenie died a rich woman in Harlem in 1969 at the age of 82. In Bill Duke’s 1997 gangland crime drama “Hoodlum,” she was played by Cicely Tyson, as some of you might recall. No premiere date for Janet’s Queenie project has been set. READ RELATED STORY: Reversal! Now, Janet Jackson Fans Will Get […]