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August 17, 2007
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![]() ![]() Sidney Poitier Becomes the First African American to Win Best Actor Oscar (1964)The first African American to achieve leading man status in Hollywood, Poitier began acting with the American Negro Theatre in New York City and made his film debut soon after. He won acclaim on Broadway for his role in 1959's A Raisin in the Sun and, in 1964, became the first African American to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, for his role in Lilies of the Field. Many of his films address issues of race, yet some have criticized his choice of film roles for what reason? More... Discuss |
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I don't know how much soul I have in me, but this song certainly brings it out. Feels like a bunch.
This is one of my top 100 songs, if I had a jukebox and could have only that many tunes on it, this would be one, and certainly one of my first choices, in the top ten fav. hits of all time.
Yup, soulful and happy sounding is how I'd describe most of Stevie Wonders music. Isn't She Lovely is another one of his I love the sound of.
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