Sir Sidney L. Poitier KBE was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, activist, and the first black actor to win an Oscar.

Of all the great scenes in all the great films he starred in, this scene from the 1967 classic, “In The Heat of the Night,” is the greatest- and the BLACKEST- in Hollywood history. https://twitter.com/MichaelCoard/status/1479491337166667788?s=20

Way back in 1964, Poitier won the Academy Award for Best Actor, becoming the first Black male and Bahamian actor to win the award. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001627/

Sidney Poitier, 1st Black man to win best actor Oscar, dies at 94 https://abcn.ws/3n5VZLU

Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-movies-…

Sidney Poitier, First Black Man To Win Oscar For Best Actor, Dies At Age 94: 

Academy Award Winner Sidney Poitier Dies At Age 94: Reports

The trailblazer won an Academy Award for his work in 1964. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sydney-poitier-dies_n_586d44d5e4b0eb5864…

Sidney Poitier: The actor who broke down Hollywood's racial barriers https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27198480