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On the day Sidney Poitier died at age 94, the Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas, an African American theologian, wrote me about what a life-a...

We lost Sidney Poitier the other day. What a beautiful man he was. What a tremendous loss. His acting roles were groundbreaking and inspirational to behold. He was the first Black actor to win an Osc...

Sidney Poitier’s abilities as an actor were subtle, even spiritual. They were about soul. Not his. Ours.

(RNS) — Sir Sidney Poitier changed the film world on the way to changing the larger world.

This interracial love story in a mainstream Hollywood film was a coup for American civil rights. But some black viewers felt let down

Sidney Poitier’s groundbreaking work as a film actor and director is being hailed by prominent figures in Pittsburgh’s rich arts and entertainment community as the inspiration for their careers as actors, directors and playwrights. Poitier, the first Black actor to win an Oscar for his performance as a handyman in

Sidney Poitier's timeless performance keeps the 1967 film about a mixed-race couple relevant today; so does its personal resonance for so many.

He paved the way for generations to follow after becoming something no one else had ever been before: a Black Hollywood movie star

Smithsonian curators reflect on the legacy of the late Poitier, who starred in 'In the Heat of the Night' and 'Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner'

Sidney Poitier's timeless performance keeps the 1967 film about a mixed-race couple relevant today; so does its personal resonance for so many.