Sidney Poitier: “The Star We Needed Him To Be”
Sidney Poitier, according to New York Times’ writer Wesley Morris, was “as crucial in the odyssey of freedom and equality for African-Americans as Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and Martin Luther Jr.” Mr. Poitier died on January 8. He was 94 years old, and no cause of death was reported at the time. As Mr. Morris…