LOSS OF A LEGEND: Sir Sidney Poitier dies at age 94 ewnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ewnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
When mass protests erupted in Kazakhstan last week, and the country’s largest city and former capital, Almaty, suddenly turned violent, the uprising caught the government there – and the world – by surprise. We turned to Margaret Hanson, assistant professor in ASU's School of Politics and Global Studies, for answers.
Sidney Poitier, a Hollywood icon who broke racial barriers in his roles and as the first Black man to win the best actor Oscar, left a legacy that will live on through film school students at Arizona State University. Poitier, known for embodying characters with dignity and wisdom, died Thursday, Jan. 6, at the age of 94.