Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies
Actor Sidney Poitier poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. on June 2, 2008. Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance and the first to be a top box-office draw, died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. He was 94. (Matt Sayles/AP, File)
HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer
Originally Published: January 7, 2022 2:07 p.m.
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