one of the best known black hollywood actors of the past century, sidney poitier, has died. was 94. he was the first black man to win an oscar for best actor, and his success paved the way for generations of other black artists. his films, including in the heat of the night and guess who's coming to dinner, reflected an america struggling with issues of racism and prejudice at the height of the civil rights movement. his impact ultimately, transcended the silver screen. our correspondent lizo mazimba looks back on the life of a hollywood icon. # in the heat of the night... sidney poitier�*s virgil tibbs, a man of authority... i'm a police officer. ..intelligence and a steely determination never to back down. the kind of qualities that defined poitier on screen and off. he made his cinema debut playing a doctor, a man of status, something almost unheard of for black performers then. and with roles like an escaped convict in the defiant ones and a struggling husband in a raisin in the sun, he tackled prejudice head—on. maybe i'll get down on my black knees. all right, mr charl

one of the best known black hollywood actors of the past century, sidney poitier, has died. in 1964. in the us, three white men who were convicted of chasing and then murdering ahmaud arbery, a black man, in the state of georgia, have been sentenced to life in prison. the incident sparked black lives matter protests. the security forces in kazakhstan are patrolling the streets of the biggest city, almaty, after nightfall, having apparently reasserted control following violent scenes there on wednesday and thursday. the authorities are conducting what they're calling �*anti— terrorist�* operations.

and one of the best known black hollywood actors of the past century, sidney poitier, has died. was 94. mr poitier was the first black man to be awarded best actor at the academy awards in 1964 and paved the way for a new generation of stars. coming up in around 10 minutes�* time we'll have newswatch, but first here's click. that is it from us from ces. we'll be back in vegas from next year. we'll be back in vegas from next year-— we'll be back in vegas from next ear. ., , ., next year. not act can see no or convention _ next year. not act can see no or convention centre - next year. not act can see no or convention centre insight. | or convention centre insight. -- not— or convention centre insight. -- not a _ or convention centre insight. —— not a casino. thundering, powerful music plays. welcome to ces 2022 from vegas! it's been touch and go but we made it, and there's plenty of tech here. yeah, not as much as we were expecting, though, to be honest. in fact, quite a few big names pulled out quite late in the day due to you—know—what, which does mean that the world's biggest

well, he was not hollywood, the 1st black star, he was hollywood 1st black superstar actually and that oscar that he won really was groundbreaking. it really paved the way for other black performers in hollywood. and he got it because he was charismatic. he was good looking and he could act man, could he act in the same film? he could have you crying. he was very touching or he could have you in stitches because he was funny. just like you did in that oscar winning role in willie's of the field. he played a jack of all trades who helps a group of german nuns out in the arizona desert. and he doesn't want to. he wants to actually drink and sleep, but he ends up building their church for them for free out of the goodness of his heart. and that was really kind of a typical role for a party. he played the good guy, he played sort of the st if you well. now if you look at films like in the heat of the night, he is a detective from philadelphia who has to work with a racist sheriff from mississippi to solve a murder case. and he does it with grace and characters, respond to hatred, even to r

one of the best known black hollywood actors of the past century, sidney poitier, has died.

one of the best known black hollywood actors of the past century, sidney poitier, has died. he was ninety four. mr poitier was the first black man to be awarded best actor at the academy awards in 1964. the security forces in kazakhstan are patrolling the streets of the biggest city, almaty, after nightfall, having apparently reasserted control following violent scenes there on wednesday and thursday. the authorities are conducting what they're calling �*anti— terrorist�* operations. three white men convicted of the murder of a black man in the us state of georgia have been sentenced to life in prison. ahmaud arbery was outjogging in 2020 when the men chased him in pick—up trucks and shot him dead. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are broadcaster daisy mcandrew and rosamund urwin, media editor for the sunday times. let's take a look at some of tomorrow's front pages already in, starting with... the independent which leads tributes to the hollywood actor, sidney poitier, the first black man to win a best actor osc

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one of the best known black hollywood actors of the past century, sidney poitier, has died. thousands of dog thefts were reported across the uk and ireland. this is the story of molly, one of those stolen dogs,

one of the best known black hollywood actors of the past century, sidney poitier, has died. . the security forces in kazakhstan are patrolling the streets of the biggest city, almaty, after nightfall, having apparently reasserted control following violent scenes there on wednesday and thursday. the authorities are conducting what they're calling �*anti— terrorist�* operations. three white men convicted of the murder of a black man in the us state of georgia have been sentenced to life in prison. ahmaud arbery was outjogging in 2020 when the men chased him in pick—up trucks and shot him dead.

one of the best known black hollywood actors of the past century, sidney poitier, has died. he was 94. mr poitier was the first black man to be awarded best actor at the academy awards in 1964 and paved the way for a new generation of stars. now, many of us remember the tv drama grange hill for its gritty storylines and very catchy theme tune. it first aired in 1978, running for 30 years, and now it is going to be turned into film with some of the original characters expected to return as grandparents. jayne mccubbin has been chatting to some of the original cast members. grange hill theme music plays. there was the theme tune. bom bom bom bom, ba—na ba—na nah nah, bam ba—na ba—na—na, bow bow bow... there was the gritty realism. move your arm, fat man. it was just like a real british show, wasn't it? showing, like, kids in their natural habitats, so to speak. yeah, cheeky and naughty. what's he talking about? it's not true. controversial storylines. did you just say no in school? idid. good girl. just say no! now, like an unheard—of decent school dinner, there is going to be

well, he was not hollywood, the 1st black star, he was hollywood 1st black superstar actually and that oscar that he won really was groundbreaking. it really paved the way for other black performers in hollywood and he got it because he was charismatic. he was good looking and he could act man, could he act in the same film? he could have you crying. he was very touching or he could have you in stitches because he wasn't funny. just like you did in that oscar winning role in willie's of the field. he played a jack of all trades who helped a group of german nuns out in the arizona desert and he doesn't want to. he wants to actually drink and sleep, but he ends up building their church for them for free out of the goodness of his heart. and that was really kind of a typical role for a party. he played the good guy, he played sort of the st if you well. now if you look at films like in the heat of the night, he is a detective from philadelphia who has to work with a racist sheriff from mississippi to solve a murder case. and he does it with grace characters respond to hatred, even to raci

one of the best known black hollywood actors of the past century, sidney poitier, has died. he was 94. mr poitier was the first black man to be awarded best actor at the academy awards in 1964 and paved the way for a new generation of stars. in the us, three white men who were convicted of chasing and then murdering ahmaud arbery, a black man, in the state of georgia, have been sentenced to life in prison. the case became a focus of protests by the black lives matter movement. the us have questioned kazakhstan�*s decision to seek russian military support to deal with a wave of violent unrest. russia says its deployment of troops is temporary. dozens of people have been killed during nationwide protests triggered by a rise in fuel prices. now on bbc news, it's time for the media show. hello. welcome to the media show. we have reached the one—year anniversary of the storming of the stroming of the capital in washington, dc. it was a pivotal moment for america and for its media. we have seen some us journalists criticised for overemphasizing its importance and obsessing about it

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one of the best known black hollywood actors of the past century, sidney poitier, has died. he was 94. mr poitier was the first black man to be awarded best actor at the academy awards in 1964 and paved the way for a new generation of stars. now, many of us remember the tv drama grange hill for its gritty storylines and very catchy theme tune. it first aired in 1978, running for 30 years and now, it's going to be turned into a film with some of the original characters expected to return as grandparents. jayne mccubbin has been chatting to some of the original cast members. grange hill theme music plays. there was the theme tune... bom bom bom bom, ba—na ba—na nah nah, bam ba—na ba—na—na, bow bow bow... ..there was the gritty realism... move your arm, fat man. it was just like a real british show, wasn't it? showing, like, kids in their natural habitats, so to speak. yeah, cheeky and naughty. what's he talking about? it's not true. controversial storylines. did you just say no in school? idid. good girl. just say no! now, like an unheard—of decent school dinner, there is going

well, here with hollywood 1st black superstar, really and when you look at that, that oscar that he won, that really was groundbreaking. that really did a paved the way for many other black performers to play parts in hollywood for the budget. of course, one of the oscar for his career and his acting ability though he could do serious and touching. he could also have the audience cracking up with laughter. like he did in that oscar winning role in lilies of the field were saying, seeing there, he played a jack of all trades to helps a group of german nuns out in the arizona desert. and he doesn't actually want to work. he wants to drink, but eventually he build the church for them for free because they can't pay him. and this is a really typical role versus the party. he always played the good guy kind of the st and films like in the heat of the night. he's a detective from philadelphia who works together with a racist sheriff in mississippi to solve a murder. and he does it with grace. his characters respond to hatred, even the racism with cool headed resolve and really just trying to

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though, a lot of black actors in hollywood still have to fight against that narrative of just being a> he was fighting and oftentimes i'm sure he felt he was alone or very lonely in that fight, but certainly many today standing on the shoulders of sidney poitier, and things are changing in hollywood. a lot of that started with sidney poitier. mike, my friend, good to see you as always, but the news again today, sidney poitier, the icon, the civil rights activist, the academy award winner for best actor, and just an absolute talent and presence has passed. we have lost sidney poitier at the age of 94. that word coming to us from the bohemian ministers today. we will have more on "world news tonight." of course, with david muir. we will return you now to regular programming. for some of you, that's "gma" on the west coast. i'm t.j. holmes. have a good day. >> announcer: this has been ann special report from abc news. ou, keep moving forward. make an appointment to talk to your doctor about adding rexulti to your antidepressant. make an appointment to talk to your doctor today, you have

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he was the first black star in hollywood and the first black man to win an academy award when he wonf the field." many of his films dealt with social justice and race, include one of his roles in "guess who's coming to dinner." >> i'm your son. i love you. i always have, and i always will. but you think of yourself as a colored man. i think of myself as a man. >> lisa france is a cnn senior entertainment reporter and she's with us right now. so good to see you. wow, what a giant but what an incredible life at 94 years. it's so telling and clear how many lives he impacted whether you were someone in hollywood or anyone else. everybody's mother and father and cousin, et cetera has been touched by his performances. i guess what's remarkable too is he understood his place in hollywood and he really understood his power. he said, you know, he has choices and he made those choices very specifically about what kinds of roles and how he wanted, how and who he wanted to portray. >> absolutely. he wanted to be dignified as he was in life. he only wanted to take roles that showed the best of bl

hollywood has lost an icon. academy award-winning and racial barrier breaking sidney poitier has died at age 94. he was revered for a career filled with firsts. he became the first black man to be nominated for best actor at the academy awards in 1958. he became the first to win for "lilies of the field." in 1967, he starred in one of hollywood's first interracial love stories, "guess who's coming to dinner?" dan: that film was partly set in san francisco and was one of many that helped poitier break stereotypes. dion lim has more on his impact and how he did more than just pave the way for black actors in hollywood. dion: to many, sidney poitier was known as one of the most popular actors of his generation. in movies such as defiant , lilies of the field, and one movie that had a tremendous impact on friend, fellow actor and ebay area's own danny glover. >> i first remember seeing sidney poitier in "guess who's coming to dinner?" in all of this movies, substantive. dion: his legacy goes beyond just the movies. >> i don't think you can measure how important he was. he didn't just pave the way for denzel washington, but i believe th he paved the way for obama. he was t

but it was put ca, himself, who cleared the path for many black stars in hollywood, born in miami, to immigrants from the bahamas. what ga, trained on the new york stage before breaking through on the big screen. his signature rolls founded on the themes of america's racial conflicts. in the late fifty's, he played a southern prison convict a chain to a white inmate, as they made a desperate escape. oh, you married to me? all right, okay. and he is lorraine, but i am going south on no honeymoon out in the early sixty's, another report to his characters, touched on interracial marriage, which was still illegal in several american states. mom. this is john. meanwhile, what year was helping to wage the real life fight to win 1st class citizenship for black people. i became interested in civil rights struggle out of an effect to survive in the heat of the night. what ga, played a northern detective, undaunted by southern bigotry over virgil as a funny name for me, got more to come from philadelphia. what did they call you up there? a call may miss stet, tabs that film 15 academy awards, i

he won the academy award, the first black performer ever to receive the oscarfor a leading role. in the years that followed he became hollywood's redefining how audiences saw black characters, with films like to sir, with love. you will call me sir or mr thackeray. the young ladies will be addressed as miss, the boys by their surnames. some of what i am was reflected in those movies. and on top of that i brought to it some of my values. so it was in a way, i was saying to the audience, this is who i am. look at me. more controversial was his role as a highly gifted usually as a highly gifted hugely successful doctor engaged to a white woman in guess who's coming to dinner. i love your daughter. there's nothing i wouldn't do to try and keep her as happy as she was the _ day i met her. some criticised it, saying the impression it gave was of an interracial relationship that was only acceptable because his character was so perfect and accomplished. it was still a huge box office hit. he also directed �*80s comedy stir crazy, the first movie from an african—american film—maker to pass the blockbuster $100 million mark in the united

is the 1st black person to let an oscar for best actor. he inspired hollywood stars like dental washington. rob reynolds looks back at policy, his life and legacy accepting his 2nd academy award. this one for lifetime achievement sydney. what year paid tribute to those who had preceded him. i accept this award and memory of all the african american actors and actresses who went before me in the difficult years. but it was quite j himself who cleared the path for many black stars in hollywood, born in miami, to immigrants from the bahamas. what year trained on the new york stage before breaking through on the big screen. his signature rolls founded on the themes of america's racial conflicts. in the late fifty's, he played a southern prison, convicted, a chain to a whitey and made as they made a desperate escape. oh, you married to me. all right, okay. and he is lorraine, but i am going south on no honeymoon now in the early sixty's, another report. he has characters touched on interracial marriage, which was still illegal in several american states. mom, this i

reporter: he won the academy award, the first black performer ever to receive an oscar for a leading role. in the years that followed, he became hollywood's star, redefining how audiences saw black characters, with films like "to sir with love." >> you will call me sir. the young ladies will be addressed as miss, followed by their surname. reporter: more ntroversial was his role as a highly successful doctor engaged to a white woman in "guess who's coming to dinner" >> i love your daughter. reporter: some criticized it, saying the impression was of an interracial relationship that was only acceptable because his character was so perfect and accomplished. it was still a huge box office hit. he was also a trailblazer behind the camera. the 1980's comedy, stir crazy, which he directed, was the first film from an african-american filmmaker ever to pass the blockbuster $100 million mark in the united states. >> what are you doing? >> ladies and gentlemen, sidney poitier. reporter: and when he was well into his 80's, hollywood recognition for a star who blazed a trail for so many. >> they call me mr. tibbs. reporter: and who entertained million

hes with the first black movie star in hollywood and also the first black man to win an academy award the film "lillies of the field". many of his films dealt with issues of race and social justice, including one of his most famous roles as a black man marrying a white woman in "guess who's coming to dinner". >> i love you. i always have and i always will. but you think of yourself as a colored man. i think of myself as a man. >> with me now, cnn's natasha chen. so there you are in los angeles, in hollywood. how are people remembering sidney poitier? >> reporter: well, fred, the industry here completely agrees that sidney poitier really laid the groundwork here for so many successful black artists in future generations. i spoke with the naacp hollywood bureau who gives out the awards and sidney poitier was a recipient a number of times and he said it's like a relay race, that poitier handed the baton to future generations and now it's a question of whom they will hand that baton to. here's bowser talking about the intersection of poitier's work as an actor and activist. >> our purpose

black winner of the best actor oscar for the 1963 film lily's of the field inspired a generation during the civil rights era with roles crossing the racial divide. a cultural icon and pioneer hollywood 1st major black movie sta, awarded the presidential medal of freedom by america's 1st black president in 2009 . sidney poitiers sustained a long career as a lead performer, becoming the 1st black man to win the best actor oscar in 1964 and another one in 2002 in honor of his life's work. we have lots and lots and lots of, of african american actors. now, when we didn't have any i appeared not because i brought so much because, but because the time was right. what is breakthrough? came in 1958 with the film. the defiant ones alongside tony curtis. racism was a core theme in many of his films potty a famously starred and guess who's coming to dinner. one of the few films of it's time to depict interracial marriage in a positive light. mom, this is john. i'm a but it was his role is a police officer in 1967 in the heat of the night that catapulted him to start him . sidney poitier also enjoyed success as a director in front of and behind the camera. he paved the way for generations bonel