Hollywood legend Eddie Murphy recently opened up about two surprising pieces of advice he received early in his career—one from acting icon Sidney Poitier and another from music legend James Brown.

Sidney Poitier, the renowned Hollywood actor, director and activist who commanded the screen, reshaped the culture and paved the way for countless other Black actors with stirring performances in ...

Sidney Poitier was a man who didn't mince words. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Early on, Sidney said — I don’t know if it was ...

Sidney Poitier, a Bahamian-American actor who became the first Black man to win the Academy Award for Best Actor and someone who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, has died. He was ...

Sidney Poitier, whose elegant bearing and principled onscreen characters made him Hollywood's first Black movie star and the first Black man to win the best actor Oscar, has died. He was 94. Clint ...

Sidney Poitier is memorialized in this thorough, and thoroughly conventional, documentary. By Jeannette Catsoulis Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience ...