Topic: Sidney Poitier

Muhammad Ali speaking with reporters after his 1967 federal indictment for refusing to be inducted into the U.S. armed forces. (Bettmann via Getty Images)

What became of Black celebrity activism?

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Louis Gossett Jr. wins the Academy Award for "Best Supporting Actor" during a 1983 Los Angeles, California, backstage photo session. (George Rose/Getty Images)

Louis Gossett Jr. dies at age 87

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Actor Sidney Poitier (1927 - 2022) at the 39th Academy Awards in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, 10th April 1967 presenting the award for Best Supporting Actress (Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Sidney Poitier has died at 94

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Robert De Niro and Ray Liotta in "Goodfellas" (Warner Bros.)

These are the 25 worst Oscar snubs ever

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