Tag: Sidney Poitier
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The amazing story of Sidney Poitier, the Bahamian actor who made history by becoming the first Black man to win the Best Actor Oscar for his role in “Lilies of the Field” at the 1964 Academy Awards.
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The remarkable journey of Lorraine Hansberry, the first Black woman to have her production, “A Raisin in the Sun,” featured on Broadway in 1959. Born into a prominent activist family, Hansberry’s groundbreaking play portrayed the realistic lives of…
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