Jan 7
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Sir Sidney Poitier Dies at 94
Sir Sidney Poitier, the first Black actor to win an Oscar who inspired and transformed the way Black people were portrayed on the screen has passed away at 94.
Poitier, winner of the best actor Oscar in 1964 for “Lilies of the Field,” died Thursday in the Bahamas, according to Eugene Torchon-Newry, acting director general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Bahamas.
