It started with Norman Brokenshire. As a young man from the Bahamas, aspiring actor Sidney Poitier had a thick accent, which prevented him from landing regular roles. And so he spent his nights ...

Sidney Poitier was, in my opinion, the first black movie star. Paul Robeson and Harry Belafonte paved the way. Sidney had won the Oscar for “Lilies of the Field,” and by the time “In the Heat of the ...

Sidney Poitier, who became the first Black man to win the best actor Oscar in 1963, passed away at 94 Thursday evening. “Sidney Poitier does not make movies. He makes milestones. Milestones of ...

Eddie Murphy has shared the advice Sidney Poitier gave him after he was approached to star in the 1992 film Malcolm X. Murphy, 63, who shot to fame on Saturday Night Live before establishing himself ...

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ASU debuts the Sidney Poitier New American Film School as an "egalitarian" institution aiming to include, and not exclude, students of color and first-generation families. By Etan Vlessing Canada ...

Ninety-three-year-old actor and filmmaker Sidney Poitier is one of the most celebrated figures in Hollywood. Among several awards and a filmography that spans all the way to 1946, Poitier is now also ...

Hollywood stars such as Tyler Perry, Whoopi Goldberg and Viola Davis took to social media on Friday to pay tribute to Sidney Poitier, who has died at 94. Poitier made history in 1964 when he became ...

NEW YORK (AP) — At 93, screen legend Sidney Poitier has achieved a new career milestone: Arizona State University has unveiled The Sidney Poitier New American Film School. University president Michael ...