I was in California when this journalist made a blanket statement about the fact that she did not think that black men and women had the kind of love relationship that Rebecca and Nathan had in Sounder.

She is the aunt of British actress Cathy Tyson. She plays an active part in supporting the school which serves one of New Jersey's most underprivileged African-American communities. Career
Tyson was discovered or found by a photographer for Ebony magazine and became a popular fashion model.

Cicely Tyson (born December 19 1933) is an American actress.