Oprah Winfrey: In Her Own Words

Oprah Winfrey is honoring a legend.

Sidney, the documentary detailing the beingness and bequest of Sidney Poitier, is officially connected its mode to our screens. And connected Sept. 23, the producer posted a almighty teaser for the documentary to her Instagram page, giving america a glimpse into the satellite of the iconic histrion and the interaction helium had connected Hollywood and the Black community. 

The promo kicks disconnected with a brace of prolific actors speaking astir the A Raisin successful the Sun actor. First, there's Denzel Washington, who says, "He had large shoulders, helium was fixed large shoulders, but helium had to transportation a batch of weight." Morgan Freeman continues with, "In each my formative years, I was focusing connected that light." 

Spike Lee past chimes successful declaring, "It's not casual being the first."

In 1964, the Hollywood fable made past arsenic the first Black actor to triumph an Academy Award successful the Best Actor category. The milestone paved the mode for different Black performers who came aft such as Halle Berry, who became the first Black pistillate to triumph a Best Actress Academy Award successful 2002.

The Monsters Ball actress, who is also a portion of the tribute, shares successful the trailer, "It was the archetypal clip I'd ever seen a Black man assert his power." Music and movie producer Quincy Jones adds, "Bam! That had ne'er happened connected the surface before."

Former President Barack Obama besides reflected connected the histrion saying, "Poitier erstwhile called his driving intent to marque himself a amended idiosyncratic and helium made america each a small spot amended on the way."

And it wasn't conscionable actors who felt those sentiments, arsenic vocalist Lenny Kravitz added, "He came to this world to determination it," earlier Oprah ended the teaser saying, "Biggest container bureau draw, Black man, 1967, 68', and the full state is spiraling astir him."