The King Of Calypso is about as frivolous and inappropriate a moniker for Harry Belafonte as possible. With the calypso and hits like “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)” in the Fifties, he certainly ...

The late Union entertainment columnist Don Freeman first saw Harry Belafonte perform in 1952 on a bill with comedian Henny Youngman at the Thunderbird hotel in Las Vegas. Belafonte, the activist and ...

Harry Belafonte died Tuesday at the age of 96. NPR's Michel Martin talks to publisher and author Lavaille Lavette about the legacy of the singer, actor and civil rights activist. Tributes continue for ...

Tribeca Enterprises Chief Content Officer Paula Weinstein surprised a packed house tonight at Tribeca Festival’s annual Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award presentation with a special, ...

Cool and charismatic, Belafonte channeled his stardom into activism. He was a true people person, who knew how to reach, teach and challenge us. By Wesley Morris Of the many (many) job titles you ...

NEW YORK-- Late actor and civil rights icon Harry Belafonte was honored by the National Action Network on Saturday morning. Belafonte passed away Tuesday at the age of 96. He was praised for his ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Harry Belafonte, the famous singer, actor, producer and civil rights activist, died Tuesday of congestive heart failure. He was 96. We're going to listen back to ...

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THR's arts and culture critic reflects on the star's career, which was defined in equal parts by his work on and off the stage — and shaped by his experiences as a Black boy in both America and ...

Perry and Belafonte were the final two late actors honored in the touching 'In Memoriam' segment. Matthew Perry was among the list of unforgettable actors honored at the 2024 Screen Actors Guild ...

While I was fortunate to see Harry Belafonte live several times, my favorite memory of him is during an appearance on the NBC TV series hosted by his close friend and one-time business partner, Nat ...

We repost below a May 2012 WSWS article (“Harry Belafonte provides an historical insight into the civil rights movement’s decay”), which discusses the political role of the famous actor and singer ...