Sidney Poitier, First Black Man to Win Best Actor Oscar and a Titan of Cinema, Dead at 94

By Alynda Wheat (@AlyndaWheat) Updated January 07, 2022 10:57 AM

Poitier died Thursday evening. With a staggering list of accolades, including an Academy Award, a Presidential Medal of Freedom, and a knighthood, Poitier leaves behind an indelible legacy that extends far beyond his commanding screen presence.

Sidney Poitier was the first Black performer to win the best actor Oscar. Throughout his career, a heavy weight of racial significance bore down on him. “I felt very much as if I were representing 15, 18 million people with every move I made,” he once said.https://t.co/d8qSjGiMm2
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