Hollywood legend, first Black man to win an Oscar Sidney Poitier has died

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Sadness in Tinseltown today as it has emerged that Bahamian legend Sidney Poitier has passed away at the age of 94. According to the local government and news reports, the actor died Thursday though an exact cause of death is unknown at this time.

Born in Feb 1927 — Poitier would go on to have one of the most successful careers as a Black movie star perhaps ever. Starring in classics like Guess Whose Coming to Dinner and numerous others — few in history have enjoyed Poitier ‘s level of success.

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