Black Entertainment History at the Academy Museum
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FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Each week they would get new ones, and though soundies that featured Black stars were put at the end of the reels, it was still great exposure for them to be seen by a wider audience beyond clubs where they may only been seen otherwise. You can see Sidney Poitier's award as the first Black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor.
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