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For much of his career, the actor represented many different things to many people, but a constant was his sheer artistry.

Before I learned Sidney Poitier was a great actor, I learned he was important, with a capital "I." By then he'd reached the lifetime

Trailblazing actor and activist Sir Sidney Poitier, who was the first Black Actor to receive an Oscar for Best Actor, has died at 94.

Sidney Poitier, who became the first bankable Black leading man in Hollywood and the first Black actor to win the Oscar, has died.

In his 94 years, Sidney Poitier was more than an actor or director. His first film, “No Way Out” may be his most hard-hitting movie about racism.

For much of his career, the actor represented many different things to many people, but a constant was his sheer artistry.

For much of his career, the actor represented many different things to many people, but a constant was his sheer artistry.

Before I learned Sidney Poitier was a great actor, I learned he was important, with a capital "I." By then he'd reached the lifetime

For much of his career, the actor represented many different things to many people, but a constant was his sheer artistry.

For much of his career, the actor represented many different things to many people, but a constant was his sheer artistry.