Cicely Tyson was steely yet stylish, humble and grateful
The actress, who died last month at age 96, infused her roles with dignity, strength and unabashed pride in her Blackness.
The legendary actress Cicely Tyson died last month at age 96.(Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag)
By Lorrie Irby Jackson
“I am alive because of the blood of proud people who never scraped or begged or apologized for what they were. They lived asking only one thing of this world to be allowed to be.”
These words were spoken by Mrs. Browne, the mother of a naive and stubbornly independent daughter, in the 1989 miniseries
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This undated photo provided by the Michigan Department of Corrections shows David Bennett, who has been in prison for nearly 50 years for murder when he was a teenager. Bennett won a major decision from the Michigan appeals court that should lead to his eventual release. A Wayne County judge violated Bennett s rights when he cited mental health as a reason to keep him locked up with no chance for parole, the appeals court said Thursday. (Michigan Department of Corrections via AP)
DETROIT A man who has been in prison for nearly 50 years for murder when he was a teenager has won a major decision from the Michigan appeals court that should lead to his eventual release.
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Question of the Day This undated photo provided by the Michigan Department of Corrections shows David Bennett, who has been in prison for nearly 50 years for murder when he was a teenager. Bennett won a major decision from the Michigan appeals court that . more > By ED WHITE - Associated Press - Friday, January 22, 2021
DETROIT (AP) - A man who has been in prison for nearly 50 years for murder when he was a teenager has won a major decision from the Michigan appeals court that should lead to his eventual release.