price for any further russian aggression. austria s chancellor karl nehammer has tested positive for coronavirus. the a9 year old, who took over as chancellor a month ago, is in self isolation and says he isn t showing any symptoms. he s issued a statement saying, there is no need to worry. i am fine and doing well. one of the best known black hollywood actors of the past century, sidney poitier, has died. he was 94. he was the first black man to win an oscar for best actor, and his success paved the way for generations of other black artists. his films, including in the heat of the night and guess who s coming to dinner? reflected an america struggling with issues of racism and prejudice at the height of the civil rights movement. his impact ultimately transcended the silver screen. our correspondent lizo mazimba looks back on the life of a hollywood icon. # in the heat of the night.
to meet vaccine entry requirements. and this letter had no surname or address on the envelope just a short biography. but amazingly, it made it to the right person. very warm welcome to you. one of the best black hollywood actors of the past century, the award winning actor sidney poitier, whose groundbreaking films in the 1950s and 60s shone a light on racism and social prejudice, has died. he was 94. he was the first black man to win an oscar for best actor, and his success paved the way for generations of other black artists. his films, including in the heat of the night and guess who s coming to dinner, reflected an america struggling with issues of racism and prejudice, at the height of the civil rights movement. his impact ultimately, transcended the silver screen. our correspondent lizo mazimba
some of whom are being treated in hospital. one is reported to be in critical condition. the building, housed a canteen, was reduced to rubble by the blast, thought to have been caused by a gas leak. the former us president, barack obama, has led tributes to the actor sir sidney poitier who s died at the age of 94. mr obama said the star had opened doors for a generation of actors . sidney poitier made his name in a series of ground breaking films which challenged racial stereotypes. he was the first black man to win an oscar for best actor, and his success paved the way for generations of other black artists. our correspondent, lizo mazimba looks back on the life, of a hollywood icon. # in the heat of the night. sidney poitier s virgil tibbs, a man of authority. i m a police officer. ..intelligence and a steely determination never to back down the kind of qualities that defined poitier on screen and off.
his impact ultimately, transcended the silver screen. our correspondent, lizo mazimba looks back on the life, of a hollywood icon. # in the heat of the night.# sidney poitier s virgil tibbs, a man of authority. i m a police officer. ..intelligence and a steely determination never to back down. the kind of qualities that defined poitier on screen and off. he made his cinema debut playing a doctor, a man of status, something almost unheard of for black performers then. and with roles like an escaped convict in the defiant ones and a struggling husband in a raisin in the sun, he tackled prejudice head on. maybe i ll get down on my black knees. all right, mr charlie. all right, mr great white father.
transcended the silver screen. our correspondent lizo mazimba looks back on the life of a hollywood icon. # in the heat of the night. sidney poitier s virgil tibbs, a man of authority. i m a police officer. ..intelligence and a steely determination never to back down. the kind of qualities that defined poitier on screen and off. he made his cinema debut playing a doctor, a man of status, something almost unheard of for black performers then. and with roles like an escaped convict in the defiant ones and a struggling husband in a raisin in the sun, he tackled prejudice head on. maybe i ll get down on my black knees. all right, mr charlie. all right, mr great white father. you just give us that money! and we won t come out there and dirty up your white folks neighbourhood. the era, of course, meant he had a burden his white counterparts rarely had