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.http://apne.ws/QQ1178V
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Poitier was the escaped Black convict who befriends a racist white prisoner (Tony Curtis) in “The Defiant Ones.” He was also the courtly office worker who falls in love with a blind white girl in “A Patch of Blue.”http://apne.ws/1Hu9V7h
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Poitier's many honors included a special Academy Award in 2002, when Black performers won both best acting awards. “I’ll always be following in your footsteps," said one of the winners, Denzel Washington. "There’s nothing I would rather do, sir."http://apne.ws/aQQkOBf
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Black or White or black or white And … many actors did
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One of my favourites.
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May he rest in peace.

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Another great one gone.
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A legend has passed away from this material
earth and this journey of his soul has begun ! May he live eternal in gods grace and compassion! He was brilliant and BRAVE! - End of conversation
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