Sidney Poitier, Trailblazing Actor and Activist, Has Died at Age 94

Sidney Poitier, a cornerstone of 21st century acting, film direction, activism and the first Black male and first Bahamian actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, has died at the age of 94. The Bahamian minister of foreign affairs Fred Mitchell confirmed Poitier’s death on January 7, 2020. Born in Miami, Florida on February 20, 1927 to Bahamian parents, Poitier recalled coming into the “modern” world when he moved to the city of Nassau at the age of 10, where he was first exposed to motion pictures and the medium of film. After a brief stint in the… Read Full Article