Sidney Poitier was making history after being nominated for best actor during 1964, but during the Oscars ceremony, he and ...

In the video clip, Delroy Lindo shared his experience working with director Spike Lee on the 1992 drama Malcolm X. He recalled that although he was initially offered the role, he urged his agent ...

Sidney John Mann, Ph.D., passed away at the age of 89 in the presence of family on March 30th, 2025 at Maine Medical Center. He was born on January 22nd, 1936, in Elmira, NY. He is survived by his ...

The world will always remember actors Sidney Poitier and Diahann Carroll for their historic contributions to film and television. They made history and opened doors for future generations of ...

It was a gala night marked by a number of upsets, the principal one being Sidney Poitier’s garnering the “Best Actor” Oscar for “Lilies Of The Field,” an award which had been believed ...

An absurdist fable for fascism, The Almeida’s production of Rhinoceros is a rare beast on London’s stages Sidney Poitier faces a moral dilemma under Hollywood’s racist gaze in the ...

Sidney Raz experienced a heartbreaking tragedy—but it may have saved his life. Nearly seven months after the influencer’s daughter died in utero at only 26 weeks from Holoprosencephaly—an ...

However, Sidney Poitier was definitely among them. He made history when his Academy Award win for ‘Best Actor’ in Lilies of the Field made him the first Black man to win a competitive Oscar and the ...

In 1955, Sidney Poitier was being watched by the FBI. Though he went on to become one of the world’s most respected performers – the first Black Best Actor winner at the Oscars, eventually ...

In 1955, Sidney Poitier was being watched by the FBI. Though he went on to become one of the world’s most respected performers – the first Black Best Actor winner at the Oscars, eventually receiving a ...