Sidney Poitier, first Black actor to win Oscar for Best Actor, dies at 94
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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 on Friday. Eugene Torchon-Newry, acting director general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, confirmed Poitier's death.
