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Former President Barack Obama, Harry Belafonte, Denzel Washington, Oprah Winfrey and many others paid tribute to Mr. Poitier, the first Black man to win an Oscar for best actor. Flags in the Bahamas, where he grew up, were lowered to half-staff.

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.

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

The stage and screen star first appeared on Broadway in 1946.

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.

Emmy-winning actor Glynn Turman gives a heartrending performance as Emmett Till’s great-uncle on a new ABC miniseries.