Goodbye Sidney Poitier, a man who helped change the world

By Leigh Banks | January 7, 2022 | Comments 0 Comment

Sidney Poitier, the first black man to win a Best Actor Oscar, has died, aged 94.

His death has just been confirmed by Bahamas Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell.

Mitchell said, “We’ve lost a great Bahamian and I’ve lost a personal friend.”

#poitier #sidney #dead #actor

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