Janine Mendes-Franco

Regional Editor, Caribbean, at Global Voices

I am a writer and media producer based in Trinidad and Tobago. Follow me on Twitter @JanineMFranco.

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Sidney Poitier with his arms out on stage in “A Raisin in the Sun” in New York

Celebrating the Life of Actor Sidney Poitier, Whose Representation of Black People In Film Helped Change Racist Perceptions

Hollywood royalty and elder statesman of the silver screen, Bahamian-American actor Sidney Poitier, whose trailblazing work in the 1950s and '60s helped break color barriers, died at 94.

Janine Mendes-Franco

Regional Editor, Caribbean, at Global Voices

Recent Articles

Celebrating the Life of Actor Sidney Poitier, Whose Representation of Black People In Film Helped Change Racist Perceptions

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