EXCLUSIVE: HOLLYWOOD LEGEND SIDNEY POITIER OPENS UP ABOUT ELECTING A BLACK PRESIDENT, RACIAL...

Known for shying away from the spotlight, Sidney Poitier opens up about experiencing racism firsthand, the state of black actors in Hollywood, the importance of his family, and why he’s a self-described loner in a rare one-on-one interview with AARP The Magazine, the definitive voice for 50+ Americans and the world’s largest-circulation magazine with more than 34 million readers. As he approaches his 82nd birthday, Poitier reflects on his rise from a semi-literate dishwasher to venerable actor, his isolated childhood on tiny Cat Island in the Bahamas, and the racism he first experienced at age 15 when his family moved to Miami. He also discusses his successful 40-year marriage, the lessons his mother taught him, his new book Life Beyond Measure: Letters to My Great-Granddaughter, and how he carefully chose each of his 56 film... [read full story]