Long before becoming a staple of Hollywood's Golden Age movies, Sidney Poitier was born in 1927. Though Poitier's parents resided on Cat Island in the Bahamas, Poitier was born in Miami ...

One of Them Days is number one after sleepy MLK weekend The R-rated comedy One of Them Days opened to number one during a quiet weekend at movie theatres while Wolf Man opened in a disappointing ...

“You’re starting to see Black people coming into your home through the television, and Black music through AM radio, and the superstar phenomenon of Sidney Poitier in movies,” said Michael Dennis, a ...

Sidney Poitier, who broke through racial barriers ... two years later, got his first movie role in "No Way Out" with Richard Widmark. In all, he acted in more than 50 films and directed nine ...

A pioneering Black actor, director, ambassador, and activist has died at the age of 94. Sidney Poitier was the first person of African ancestry to win an Oscar for best actor, which came in 1964 ...