7881532 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

i love that movie to sir with love

honeyspur (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Anyone impressed by this actor should take the time to read his Autobiography - it is a spellbinding piece of work.

mengie87 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

yes there will. there will be many more.

keychaoodotcom (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Classy black man...his most shining character, and the one that's earned him the most cool points, is that of Detective BVirgil Tibbs in the film 'In the heat of the night' contd remember sarg 205!!

1kewldude3 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Why does she belong to black extremist groups?

ohworldgirl (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Oprah represents all races.She works w/& brings experts of all backgrounds on her show. I think sometimes you have to accept the question as a reality & not feel it's A RACE card. Oprah doesn't need to play a RACE card if you think about it. She's paid her dues and earned her success-so the race card is DEAD for her b/c she has all her own avenues. Now Sidney was a director/Producer of films w/ strong Black casts in a time of Blatant racism.So that's just a realistic question/curiosity.

ohworldgirl (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Garrett Morgan also invented the Traffic Light - just a tidbit.

MikeyL (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Sidney is true class and an ultimate actor and statesman respected by everyone. Oprah on the other hand is just "too much" but hats off to her success although I can't stand listening to her! haha.

MignonMe (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Don't forget Granville Woods, the "black Thomas Edison." Given that praise by caucasions. Being Granville Woods should have been high praise enough! My fourth grader is just learning this as a "white" kid. It's the white (European) man's spin on history. So much will have to be rewritten! JM : )

504Diva (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

But I'm not talking about every show. I'm talking about this interview, this statement right here. How do u consider this as playing the race card? I agree that in some cases the "race card" or issue is used and abused. Just not here.We can not ERASE the past. Particularly where here in the states, the past feels so CURRENT. We still have many racial prejudices (on both sides) to work out. But this, was just a reflection of how bad things were some years ago, even for an icon.