1 Throughout its first 73 years until March 2002, the Best Actor Oscar had only been won by a black man once-by SIDNEY POITIER for 2  . The Lilies In The Field  in 1963, despite the emergence of strong roles for coloured actors and actresses from the 1960s onwards.
The source or beginning of a river is called the 'headwater'. The beginning of a river is known as the source. The source or beginning of a river is called the 'headwater'. The beginning of a river is known as the source.
For the purpose of determining maximum length a river's true source is considered to be the source of whichever tributary is farthest from the mouth. This tributary may or may not have the same name as the main stem river. The longest river in North America is the river that flows into the Gulf of Mexico just south of New Orleans. At this point, and for hundreds of miles north, it is called the Mississippi River.