. >> they don't make men like sidney poitier. >> sidney poitier who recently lost castmate in my firstm, taught me so much about what it was like to be in an industry that was going to make it difficult for you. >> i love what i do so much. i know the heavy lifng that went on in took place to get us to this beautiful time. >> this past december marks 40 years since dream girls. when you reflect back, how do you characterize the impact of that role on your career? >> there is something about the lyrics in the song. ♪ >> every girl has her own special dream, and those dreams are about to come true if you just open your eyes to what is in front of you. from then until nowi say to those little girls, look in the mirror, open your eyes and love what you see. >> thank you so much for your time. regulations on your success. judy: thank you. twin cities presents a documentary on those who struggle with thoughts of suicide, facing suicide explores the stories of americans impacted by suicide and journeys to the front lines to meet those who are working to help people at risk. >> lonely. really

. >> they don't make men like sidney poitier. >> sidney poitier, who we recently lost, cast me in mymuch about what it was like to be in an industry that was going to make it difficult for you. i love what i do so much. i know the heavy lifting that went on and took place to get us to this beautiful time. geoff: wow. this past december marks 40 years since the legendary broadway production of "dream girls," for which you were nominated a tony. when you reflect back, how do you characterize the impact of that role on your career and the culture generally? sheryl: there is something about the lyrics in the song. every girl has her own special dream, and those dreams are about to come true if you just open your eyes to what is in front of you. from then until now, i say to all those little girls, look in the mirror, open your eyes, and love what you see. you are a dream come true. gef: sheryl lee ralph, thanks so much for your time, and congratulations on the success of "abbott elementary." judy: thank you. -- sheryl: thank you. judy: later this evening on pbs, twin cities presents a do

talking about her experience with sidney poitier, let's play that. >> quincy jones had a 42nd birthdaying downstairs, turning a corner, he was just standing there. i froze here is my hero. he just said, how are you, my dear? at the time i was getting a lot of flak from the black community for not being black enough, not doing enough black shows. he sat me down in the corner at that party, my 42nd birthday, he said, it is difficult when they are carrying other peoples dreams. >> i wrote that quote down, i have it right here in my notebook, i took notes well i was watching it is difficult when you are carrying other peoples dreams. the conversation that they had about people saying, she wasn't black enough. those were things that he had to deal with in his, during his career >> there is a loneliness when you climb the top of the mountain. and on one hand we cheer our heroes as they're making the climb. then when they get to the top, you're like, how did you get there? we are suspicious of your abilities. did you have to sell out to do that? it's like, no, you were cheering me all the way

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. >> reporter: before he captured iconic images of malcolm x, muhammud ali, and sidney poitier, the self-taughtansas native honed his craft in the nation's capital, at the height of segregation. launching as career as the first black staff photographer at "life" magazine. >> the collection really does span his earliest work from the forths all the way to the '90s. he shot pictures at howard university in 1941. now it's going back to howard university so that future generations see the importance of this man. >> reporter: developing new exposure to parks' prints. nicole killian, cbs news, washington. >>> that is the overnight news for this wednesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for cbs mornings. and you can follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com or on my instagram account. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. >>> this is cbs news flash. i'm dan lieberman in new york. president biden will address the united nations general assembly where he's expected to push for unity and support of ukraine and climate action. he'll likely also call on

. >> reporter: before he captured iconic images of malcolm x, muhammad ali, and sidney poitier, the self-taughtt in the nation's capitol at the height of segregation, launching his career as the first black staff photographer at "life magazine." >> the collection really does span his earliest work, from the '40s all the way to the '90s. he shot pictures at howard university in 1941, and now it's going back to howard university, so that future generations see the importance of this man. >> reporter: developing new exposure to parks' prints. nikole killion, cbs news, washington. >> o'donnell: a stunning piece of history. just beautiful. and that is tonight's "cbs evening news." and remember, if you can't watch us live, set your d.v.r. so you can watch us later. i'm norah o'donnell, back in our nation's capitol. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org want a permanent solution to homelessness? you won't get it with prop 27. it was written and funded by out-of-state corporations to permanently maximize profits, not homeless funding. 90% of the

. >> reporter: before he captured iconic images of malcolm x, ali and sidney poitier, he honed his crafts capitol launching his career as the first black staff photographer at "life magazine." >> his collection spans from the '40s to the '90s. he shot pictures at howard university in 1941 and it's going back to howard university so future generations see the importance of this man. >> reporter: developing new exposure to parks' prints. nikole killion, cbs news, washington. >> o'donnell: a stunning peace of history. beautiful. that is tonight's "cbs evening news." if you can't watch us live, set your d.v.r. so you can watch us later. i'm norah o'donnell back in our nationas capitol. good night. descrnchts >> judge judy: you sold her a german shepherd puppy? >> yes. >> announcer: a puppy's serious injury... >> judge judy: the choice was either the dog having these procedures done, or you just let it die from the infection. >> announcer: ...put this teen to the test. >> she wouldn't take that dog to the vet and waited for over a week. >> judge judy: they're idiots. they don't know anything

also sidney poitier, just the man with the class and grace and the way he held and carried himself, heard him talk about money. ( applause ) >> trevor: that is really mazing. you are a pioneer. oftentimes in life, they say it's easier to chase a goal other people set because you know where you're trying to get and once it becomes difficult there's no place else to go. you're at that place. what does tyler perry dream of? you can make the movies and write your own character. what do you dream about? >> i finished jazz man and shot it and i was coming out tomorrow or on netflix, the level of grief i felt was shocking to me because i had been holding on to it so long, it was like a kid going off to college and now you've got an empty nest. i was, like, what do i want to do next? >> trevor: this project was that important to you? >> yeah, and to hold it all the tile -- time it was really tough. but to get it go and be out there, it's a sense of grief. there's no other reason for me to do this other than come to the studio and work work alongse the people who have never had a chance in this