OTD February 20th - Black History Month

Happy birthday Sidney Poitier!!

Originally born in the Bahamas, Sidney Poitier moved to Miami at age 15. His story of both reckoning with racism in America and rising to fame in Hollywood is incredible and important. Read more about it in his interview with Oprah in the resources.

Download worksheets for kids that teach all about his life and film career. Continue to research and lift up Black artists in film.

AFI Lifetime Achievement Award

Oprah interview with Sidney Poitier

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