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Cicely Tyson: An Actress and Civil-Rights Icon for the Ages

ONCE IN A GENERATION
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The trailblazing star of “Roots” and “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter” passed away today at the age of 96. And she was a force to be reckoned with both onscreen and off.

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