Queen Cicely Tyson was one of one. There will never be another like her. Cicely Tyson paved the way for those who followed in her footsteps, especially Black women. We remember and honor her career and legacy in Unsung Presents Best in Black: Film Pioneers!

We are celebrating these remarkable women who set the way for the succeeding generations of incredible women that came after them!

"I wanted to make sure she knew that there were people who valued her," Tyler Perry stated when revealing that he paid Cicely Tyson $1M for a day's work!

Photo by: Jeff Kravitz/Contributor Clarence Avant’s wife, Jacqueline Avant was fatally shot and assassinated at their Beverly Hills home on the morning of Dec.1st. She was 81 years old. Original reports indicated a house invasion, but newly sworn in Beverly Hills Police Chief Mark Stainbrook is unclear whether to classify the incident as one. “The […]

Clarence Williams III, the actor who played detective Linc Hayes on 'The Mod Squad' and Prince's father in 'Purple Rain,' died on June 4.