Photo: Djeneba Aduayom There's Black girl magic on front of and behind the cover of TIME magazine's 2019 Optimists issue. The cover features the legendary Cicely Tyson and was guest-edited by visionary filmmaker Ava DuVernay. Tyson chose DuVernay to present her with her honorary Academy Award back in November of 2018 when she became the first Black woman to receive an honorary Oscar. Now, after being hand-selected by DuVernay, the 94-year-old is covering TIME's second Optimists issue. The special issue also features a painting by South African artist Nelson Makamo for its second cover. "I remember the first OPTIMISM...
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