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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'll be singing this all day now!
I really like MB. They were one of those bands that was great in concert too.
I knew who they were, of course, when I was in h.s. b/c of Nights for one, but wasn't aware of their body of work until my second semester roommate; he had every album and there were many nights we fell asleep to one of their albums on the turntable, playing all night long over and over.
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