Actor Sidney Poitier poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, California, 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 A

Growing old with grace and kindness: The life and lives of Sidney Poitier

Opinion
Culture
Jan 15, 2022

Sir Sidney Poitier changed the film world on the way to changing the larger world. Before Poitier's movies, "Black characters were jolly statuary — hoisting luggage, serving food, tending children — meant to decorate a white American's dream."