Cicely Tyson was unveiled Monday as the recipient of the Peabody Awards’ Career Achievement Award
Tyson was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in January and in 2018 became the first African American woman to win an honorary Oscar. She was Oscar-nominated for starring in Martin Ritt’s 1973 filmOWN’s Oprah Winfrey was among those that were a part of a tribute video to Tyson that was part of today’s Peabody announcement .
“With her award-winning performances, Tyson has taught us to champion a world of possibility for social justice, creativity, vitality, and joy,” the Peabody Board of Jurors said today. “Through her career, she has demonstrated the importance of imagining human freedom, the power of struggle, the grace of sacrifice, and the importance of witnessing in a nation desperate to reckon with itself.
Added Peabody executive director Jeffrey P. Jones: “Cicely Tyson’s uncompromising commitment to using her craft to address the big issues of her time — gender equality, racial and social justice, equity and inclusion — places her in rare company. And she did so when speaking up and speaking out invited stigma, isolation, and retribution. She was a seminal figure of her time, and ahead of her time.
The Peabody Awards are based at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia and each year honors the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and digital media. The winners for 2019 will be revealed Tuesday after this year’s awards ceremony was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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