Just as I Am: A Memoir - Cicely Tyson
Category: Autobiography & Biographies
Narrator: Robin Miles
Tags: Autobiography & Biographies, Bestsellers
Length: 16 hours 9 minutes Date of release: 2021, Icon Cicely Tyson graces us with her hard-won wisdom and indefatigable spirit in her autobiography, almost a century in the making. In Just as I Am, Tyson takes us on the journey of her lifetime, revisiting her youth and the work of honing her craft, forging a path as a legendary actress in a time rife with racism and limitations. Tyson shares her perspective on how she selected roles after coming face-to-face with deep racial divides while doing press for her Academy Award-nominated turn as Rebecca in Sounder in 1972. She took the position that her art had to mirror the times and propel them forward. It was her mission to choose parts with the intention to change the way Black women were perceived, by reflecting our dignity. And she did just that., Narrated by Viola Davis and Robin Miles, with the introduction provided by Tyson herself, their performances are elegant and illuminating. How lucky we are that this legend gave us a glimpse
