Former Congresswoman Val Demings

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Former Congresswoman Val Demings @RepValDemings

Poitier continued to dominate at the box office and take home awards and nominations. In Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, he played a man in an interracial relationship, something that was still illegal in 17 states until just six months before the film's release. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 7, 2022

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Former Congresswoman Val Demings @RepValDemings

As @MarkHarrisNYC wrote, Poitier "was well aware that...his win would be used to sell a preposterous falsehood...that the movie industry had solved its race problem." Wrote Poitier, "I knew we hadn't 'overcome' because I was still the only one." — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 7, 2022

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Former Congresswoman Val Demings @RepValDemings

In 2002, Poitier won an Honorary Academy Award for overall contribution to cinema. The same year, Denzel Washington became the second Black man to win Best Actor. He said "40 years I've been chasing Sidney...I'll always be following in your footsteps." https://t.co/IjS3BYnYxy — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 7, 2022