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Sidney Poitier, who died Thursday, was the rare performer who really did change lives, who embodied possibilities once absent from the movies.

NEW YORK (AP) — Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, and became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance and the first to be a top box-office draw, has died.

Sidney Poitier, who died Thursday, was the rare performer who really did change lives, who embodied possibilities once absent from the movies.

Sidney Poitier, who died Thursday, was the rare performer who really did change lives, who embodied possibilities once absent from the movies.

Sidney Poitier, who died Thursday, was the rare performer who really did change lives, who embodied possibilities once absent from the movies.