EAST ORANGE, New Jersey (WABC) -- At the Cicely Tyson Community School of Performing and Fine Arts, Ms. Tyson did not merely lend her name, she put her heart and soul into the students, staff, and ...

NEW YORK -- Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest had the honor of being the last people to interview legendary actress Cicely Tyson on "Live with Kelly and Ryan." Kelly Ripa's message on the passing of Cicely ...

Cicely Tyson was one of the most decorated actresses to ever live. Legendary actress Cicely Tyson died on Thursday afternoon (January 28th.) She was 96 years old. A cause of death has not been ...

Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in “Sounder,” a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers’ hearts in “The ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Bill and Hillary Clinton, actor-director Tyler Perry, and singer Valerie Simpson of Ashford & Simpson are among those who attended a private memorial service for Cicely Tyson. Mourners ...

HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) -- A street in Harlem has been renamed after legendary actress Cicely Tyson. A stretch of East 101st Street now bears the name of the late actress. Tyson grew up on the block ...

The last time Cicely Tyson and James Earl Jones appeared on Broadway together was in 1966 in A Hand Is on the Gate, but this fall, the dynamic duo are reuniting. According to Variety, starting with ...

In 2003, members of the Presidential Commission tasked with developing the National Museum of African American History and Culture gathered in the Oval Office to mark their success. They stood behind ...