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Just As I Am

by Cicely Tyson, Michelle Burford
🎧 15 min listen Biography & Memoir

Cicely Tyson's raw, radiant life story told with grace, grit, and unshakable faith.

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Chapter 1 A Life That Refused to Shrink

Cicely turned down more roles than she accepted, believing dignity was not negotiable. Her mother once threw her belongings into the street, and that …

Chapter 2 Harlem Roots and Hard Love 🔒

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Chapter 3 The Actress Who Chose Dignity 🔒

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Chapter 4 Faith as a Daily Practice 🔒

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Chapter 5 Waiting Is Not the Same as Losing 🔒

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Chapter 6 Live With Your Whole Self Now 🔒

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Chapter 7 You Are Already Enough 🔒

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Cicely Tyson lived nearly a century and held nothing back.
From a Harlem childhood shaped by poverty and faith to
becoming one of the most respected actresses in American
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