FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
Appreciation: In Cicely Tyson, we lose another of our giants, a queen who inspired our best selves [Los Angeles Times :: BC-TYSON-APPRECIATION:LA]
We just keep losing them.
Our heroes. Our legends. Our giants.
It began that awful Sunday morning of Jan. 26, 2020, with the helicopter crash that claimed the life of Kobe Bryant along with eight others, including his daughter Gianna. And honestly it feels as if the rest of the year was spent trapped in a perpetual state of mourning, our hearts tied to a conveyer belt of heartbreaking goodbyes, the news ticker cruelly doubling as a running obituary dedicated to the lives that inspired us to live.
Tyson spent more than 60 years using her platform not only to garner awards but to challenge stereotypes about what it means to be a Black woman in America.