Getty Images By Brande Victorian ·Updated January 7, 2022
Sidney Poitier, the first Black male and Bahamian thespian to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, has died. He was 94.
Eyewitness News Bahamas broke the news on Twitter, reporting that Sir Sidney’s death was confirmed by The Honorable Frederick Mitchell, the Bahamian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Public Service.
BREAKING: Beloved Bahamian actor and former ambassador Sir Sidney Poitier has died. He was
