Debbie Allen on How Cicely Tyson Inspired Black Women to Find Their Cultural Identity (Exclusive)
Debbie Allen is praising the late Cicely Tyson. ET's Kevin Frazier speaks to Allen on Friday's episode of Entertainment Tonight, one day after the death of her longtime friend. During the chat, the 71-year-old actress and dancer reflects on the impact Tyson had on her and other Black women.For Allen, Tyson's first «big impact» on her happened in the 1960s, when the late actress came on television with her natural hair.«This was a time where we were… trying to find our cultural identity as women.