Sidney Poitier, the 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, has died. He was 94. https://t.co/G356xplxFG
"At a time when Black folks were about to see the fruits of the civil rights struggle, Sidney Poitier challenged the American box office — and thus, the average American — about what a movie star looked like." - @KelleyLCarter
The legendary Sidney Poitier has reportedly passed away at 94. A true icon.
Here is a powerful interview from him back in 1968 - he was addressing how he was being treated by the press.
Rest in power.
STILL MISSING: The red shirt (left) is what Miya Marcano was wearing when last seen on 9/24. She also had on jeans & a black hoodie.
On 9/27, person of interest Armando Caballero was found dead in an apparent suicide.
We're still searching for Miya.
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Absolutely. Unequivocally. It always has. The US blockade on Cuba is a moral atrocity, an international crime, and a permanent act of violence on the Cuban people. It must end NOW. All conversations, and debates, must begin from this place.
#OnThisDay Facing 582 balls in 778 minutes, West Indies great @BrianLara slammed 400 not out at the ARG in 2004 — the first and only man to make a quadruple century in Test history 🐐🌴