In honor of The Sun’s fiftieth year in print, we’re revisiting topics that have appeared in past issues and reprinting some of the original responses. “Idols” first ran in our June 1990 issue.
— Ed.
No actors or pop stars left an impression on me until I saw Cicely Tyson portray Harriet Tubman in the 1978 miniseries A Woman Called Moses. Tyson became my favorite actress and Tubman my idol. I even created an imaginary friend who was a composite of the two women and acted as a sort of therapist, boosting my confidence.
