Sidney Poitier, first black actor to win Oscar dies at 94
Sidney Poitier, Hollywood’s first major Black movie star and the first Black man to win the best actor Oscar, has died at 94, prompting an outpouring of grief from the entertainment industry and beyond. Poitier was “an icon, a hero, a mentor, a fighter, a national treasure,” said Chester Cooper, Deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas, confirming … Read more