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Viola Davis honored with AAFCA Icon Award

Friday, April 9 by ABC News

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom star Viola Davis was honored with the African American Film Critics Association's prestigious Icon Award at a ceremony, presented virtually on Wednesday. Davis' Ma Rainey co-star Colman Domingo made the presentation, during which he described Davis as “one of the greatest actors of all time,” according to the

Iggy Pop sings on cover of Donovan song “Sunshine Superman” by jazz icon Dr. Lonnie Smith

Wednesday, March 3 by ABC News

Iggy Pop has teamed up with jazz legend Dr. Lonnie Smith to record a cover of the Donovan song "Sunshine Superman." The recording features the Godfather of Punk singing smoothly over Smith's funky organ, as the pair reinterpret... Read More.

Pioneering Hollywood icon Cicely Tyson passes away at 96

Thursday, January 28 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- Hollywood legend Cicely Tyson, a multi-Emmy Award winner and honorary Academy Award winner, has died, ABC News has confirmed. She was 96. A cause of death has not been revealed. Tyson's manager, Larry Thompson, said in a statement, "I have... Read More.

Jennifer Lopez to receive The People’s Icon honor at the 2020 E! People’s Choice Awards

Wednesday, September 30 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- Many felt that Jennifer Lopez should have been nominated for an Oscar for her role in the movie Hustlers. Well, now she's getting an award that will reflect that achievement, as well as... Read More.

Helen Reddy biopic ‘I Am Woman’ is out today: “She’s such an icon,” says star

Friday, September 11 by ABC News

(SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA) -- Today, I Am Woman, the biopic of '70s pop superstar Helen Reddy, arrives in theaters on demand across platforms including Amazon, iTunes, DirecTV and Dish. Australian actress Tilda Cobham-Hervey plays Helen from the age of 25... Read More.

Transgender civil rights icon honored with public monument in NJ hometown

Friday, August 28 by ABC News

By KARMA ALLEN, ABC News(ELIZABETH, N.J.) -- New Jersey officials approved a piece of land to build a monument dedicated to transgender activist Marsha P. Johnson in her hometown of Elizabeth, New Jersey. The monument would be the first in... Read More.

New York dedicates state park to LGBTQ civil rights icon Marsha P. Johnson, marking a first

Monday, August 24 by ABC News

BY: KARMA ALLEN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has dedicated the East River State Park in Brooklyn to Marsha P. Johnson, making it country's first state park to honor an LGBTQ person, according to the state.

World leaders, politicians pay homage to civil rights icon John Lewis following his death

Saturday, July 18 by ABC News

BY: WILLIAM MANSELL, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis died at the age of 80 Friday. World leaders, politicians and celebrities alike are paying homage the civil rights icon following the news of his death. Lewis died seven months... Read More.

John Lewis, congressman and civil rights icon, dies at 80

Saturday, July 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) --By Benjamin Siu, ABC News Rep. John Robert Lewis, a Georgia Democrat and civil rights icon, died Friday. He was 80 years old.Lewis passed seven months after a routine medical visit revealed that he had stage 4 pancreatic cancer.... Read More.

Stories tagged with: icon

Viola Davis honored with AAFCA Icon Award

Iggy Pop sings on cover of Donovan song “Sunshine Superman” by jazz icon Dr. Lonnie Smith

Pioneering Hollywood icon Cicely Tyson passes away at 96

Jennifer Lopez to receive The People’s Icon honor at the 2020 E! People’s Choice Awards

Helen Reddy biopic ‘I Am Woman’ is out today: “She’s such an icon,” says star

Transgender civil rights icon honored with public monument in NJ hometown

New York dedicates state park to LGBTQ civil rights icon Marsha P. Johnson, marking a first

World leaders, politicians pay homage to civil rights icon John Lewis following his death

John Lewis, congressman and civil rights icon, dies at 80

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