LZ Granderson: What Sidney Poitier taught me about courage and 'A Raisin in the Sun'
by LZ Granderson, Los Angeles Times
Jan 10, 2022
3 minutes
The first time Sidney Poitier walked into the room, I stopped talking. I think I might've even held my breath for a few seconds, afraid my inhaling would draw too much attention. Felt like we all did.
It was the set of the 1996 made-for-TV sequel "To Sir, With Love II," and no one had to tell any of us young actors what it meant to be in the room with THE "Mr. Thackeray."
Prior to that day I had seen the 1967 original a half-dozen times, but the first Sidney Poitier movie I ever saw was 1975's "Let's
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