Sidney Poitier, first Black actor to win best actor Academy Award, dies at 94 -Bahamian official

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Sidney Poitier, who broke through racial barriers as the first Black winner of the best actor Oscar for his role in “Lilies of the Field,” and inspired a generation during the civil rights movement, has died at age 94, an official from the Bahamian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today.

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