Cicely Tyson’s Public Viewing Date Has Been Set

Author Andrea Swindall - Pop Culture Writer

February 4th, 2021 12:53 PM

Cicely Tyson passed away on January 28, and now her family has announced that there will be a public viewing, before she is laid to rest.

Deadline reports that the official public viewing will be on Monday, February 15, in New York City. She will be at Abyssinian Baptist Church, 132 Odell Clark Place, from 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.

Anyone who wishes to attend must follow COVID-19 protocols, and masks and social distancing are mandatory. Also, photographs will not be permitted.

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