Sydney Poitier: (February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian-American actor, film director and diplomat born in Miami, Florida. When Sydney Poitier moved to New York he couldn’t read and was somewhat shamed by a man who basically told him he’ll never be anything more than a dishwasher. It was obvious to him that he needed to learn how to read and with the help of friends and an acute awareness of his surroundings he educated himself and made more than something out of nothing. [Read more…]