Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sarafina Belafonte performed this week at New York’s Sony Hall with her grandfather, the late singer and civil rights activist ...

Belafonte starred in films and helped popularize calypso music in the U.S. in the 1950s. In the '60s he became a civil rights activist. He died... 'Fresh Air' remembers Harry Belafonte, singer, actor ...

Memphis, TN, April 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum joins the world in grieving the loss of a civil rights activist, cultural icon, and its 1999 Freedom Award honoree, Mr.

EXCLUSIVE: When the activist, actor and singer Harry Belafonte died a little over a year ago at 96, the world lost a tireless champion for civil and human rights. In the 1960s, he stood shoulder to ...

In brief remarks Monday, Harry Belafonte, a singer, actor and civil rights activist, said America, particularly its youth, must awaken from its culture of narcissism and hedonism. The comments came ...

The civil rights icon played a huge role in breaking the color barrier at The Royal Sonesta Chase Park Plaza St. Louis, originally known as Hotel Chase.

The honors — also presented to Aja Monet, Matt Post, Carmen Perez-Jordan, RodStarz and Sean Pica — were presented at the Tribeca Festival on Friday. By Hilary Lewis Deputy Editor, East Coast The ...

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Speaking to a crowd of high school and middle school students, civil rights activist, singer and actor Harry Belafonte said that citizens have a duty to speak the truth, even if it’s uncomfortable, to ...