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Civil rights lawyer, professor Lani Guinier dead at 71

By JESSICA GRESKO and GARY FIELDS
Jan 08, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Lani Guinier, a civil rights lawyer and scholar whose nomination by President Bill Clinton to head the Justice Department's civil rights division was p...
Marilyn Bergman, Oscar-winning composer, dies at age 93

By HILLEL ITALIE
Jan 08, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Marilyn Bergman, the Oscar-winning lyricist who teamed with husband Alan Bergman on 'œThe Way We Were,'ť 'œHow Do You Keep the Music Playing?'ť and hundr...
Sidney Poitier: A trailblazing life in his own words

By JAKE COYLE
Jan 08, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - As a trailblazing actor to generations of Black performers in Hollywood, Sidney Poitier often spoke about his larger off-screen role. Poitier, who died ...
Iranian filmmaker dies from COVID-19 despite prison furlough

The Associated Press
Jan 08, 2022 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - An award-winning Iranian filmmaker and poet who had been jailed on state security charges but was released on furlough after contracti...
Sidney Poitier changed movies, and changed lives

By HILLEL ITALIE
Jan 07, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - We go to movies not just to escape, but to discover. We might identify with the cowboy or the runaway bride or the kid who befriends a creature from anot...
Tributes pour in for groundbreaking actor Sidney Poitier

The Associated Press
Jan 07, 2022 6:00 am - Tributes to Sidney Poitier poured in from Hollywood and around the world following the death Thursday of the groundbreaking actor and cultural icon. Poitier, who was the...
Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies

By HILLEL ITALIE
Jan 07, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, and became the first Black ...
Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer
Jan 07, 2022 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, became the first Black actor to w...
Peter Bogdanovich, director of '~Paper Moon,' dead at 82

By LINDSEY BAHR and JAKE COYLE
Jan 06, 2022 6:00 am - Peter Bogdanovich, the ascot-wearing cinephile and director of 1970s black-and-white classics like 'œThe Last Picture Show'ť and 'œPaper Moon,'ť has died. He was 82. Bo...
Hollywood reacts to the death of Peter Bogdanovich

By The Associated Press
Jan 06, 2022 6:00 am - Tributes to Peter Bogdanovich poured in following the death of the filmmaker, writer, critic and film historian. Bogdanovich, whose films included 'œThe Last Picture Sho...

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