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Tag: Sidney Poitier

Actors featured in the stage version of “A Raisin in the Sun” include (L-R) Claudia McNeil (Lena Younger), Sidney Poitier (Walter Younger) and Diana Sands (Beneatha Younger). The actors recreated their roles in the film version of the Lorraine Hansberry play. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inLifestyle

‘Sidney’ – A Very Special Gift About an Extraordinary Man

by Brenda C. Siler September 28, 2022September 28, 2022

“Intent” may best describe how Sidney Poitier led his life as depicted in the recently released documentary “Sidney,” which closely examines every step the 1964 Best Actor Oscar winner took in his meteoric rise to success.

**FILE** Sidney Poitier (www.celebrity-photos.com via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inOpinion

WILLIAMS: The Exceptional Artist

by E. Faye Williams January 19, 2022January 19, 2022
**FILE** Sidney Poitier (www.celebrity-photos.com via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inFaith

THE RELIGION CORNER: A Tribute to Sidney Poitier

by Lyndia Grant January 12, 2022January 13, 2022
**FILE** Sidney Poitier (www.celebrity-photos.com via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inEntertainment

Sidney Poitier, Iconic Actor and Trailblazer for Blacks in Hollywood, Dead at 94

by Stacy M. Brown January 7, 2022January 7, 2022
Posted inLifestyle, Stacy M. Brown

Arizona State University Renames Film School to Honor Sidney Poitier

by Stacy M. Brown January 25, 2021December 21, 2021
Lizan Mitchell dominates the stage as Lena Younger in "A Raisin in the Sun" at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater in Southwest, running through May 7. (Photo by C. Stanley Photography)
Posted inEntertainment, Lifestyle

‘A Raisin in the Sun’ Reminds Us of the Power of Words

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor April 7, 2017October 30, 2020
Legendary actor Bill Cosby is escorted to court by two people, including his District-based lawyer Monique D. Pressley. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inNational

Cosby Lawyers: Prosecutors Have No Case

by Stacy M. Brown January 10, 2017October 30, 2020
Posted inEntertainment

Perry, Lee and Poitier Feted at Essence Event

by Washington Informer February 28, 2014October 30, 2020

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