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A frequent guest on TV variety shows, Belafonte became the first Black performer to garner an Emmy with his 1959 special “Tonight With Belafonte.”
Source: https://variety.com/2023/music/news/harry-belafonte-dead-dies-singer-1235593910/
A frequent guest on TV variety shows, Belafonte became the first Black performer to garner an Emmy with his 1959 special “Tonight With Belafonte.”
Source: https://variety.com/2023/music/news/harry-belafonte-dead-dies-singer-1235593910/
Among the most honoured artistes of his era, Belafonte won two (and the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000), a Tony and an Emmy (he was the first Black performer to get one).
An Emmy Award, Grammy Award, Oscar Award, and Tony Award winner, Belafonte is known for hits “Day-O,” “Jump in the Line,” “Jamaica Farewell,” “Gomen Nasai” and others.
Source: https://americansongwriter.com/who-wrote-harry-belafontes-classic-hit-mama-look-a-boo-boo/
Belafonte also had a successful career in Hollywood.
Belafonte first made his mark, however, as a nightclub singer.
Source: https://variety.com/2023/music/news/harry-belafonte-dead-dies-singer-1235593910/
Belafonte is survived by Frank, who was with him when he died, as well as his four children, two stepchildren and eight grandchildren.
Belafonte provided bail money to get King and other civil rights activists out of jail.
Source: https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/harry-belafonte-1927-2023-life-fighting-racism-and-oppression
Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian and conscience of the world, has died.
Belafonte was finally inducted himself in 2022 in the Hall's "early influence" category.
Source: https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/harry-belafonte-celebrities-photos-49153231
Celebrities had flown to Alabama to form a human shield around the marchers, the idea being that surely no one would take a shot at Harry Belafonte.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/12/nyregion/nyc-eviction-tina-dupuy-sheila-sullivan.html
Dorothy Dandridge and Mr. Belafonte in a scene from the 1954 film “Carmen Jones.”
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/25/arts/music/harry-belafonte-dead.html
Following the 1994 Rwanda genocide in which more than 5-hundred-thousand Tutsi and moderate Hutus were brutally slaughtered, Belafonte launched a media campaign to raise awareness of the needs of Rwandan children.
Source: https://nationwideradiojm.com/the-life-and-legacy-of-harry-belafonte/
Harry Belafonte at Olympia Hall in 1979 during a 3-day theater run.
Source: https://centralrecorder.com/harry-belafonte-dies-at-96-with-his-wife-by-his-side/
Harry Belafonte attends the 13th Annual AmfAR Gala at Cipriani Wall Street.
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Harry Belafonte during the March for Justice on December 17, 2006, to protest police brutality and the killing of Sean Bell on his wedding day by NYPD.
Source: https://newsone.com/4569307/we-call-him-mr-b-remembering-harry-belafonte/
Harry Belafonte participates in the distribution of food to refugees in Ethiopia on June 13, 1985.
Source: https://newsone.com/4572120/harry-belafonte-jamaica-farewell/
“Harry Belafonte was a passionate civil rights icon whose contributions through the arts continue to inspire our fight for the freedom and liberation of Black and Brown people today.
Harry Belafonte was a pioneer in so many ways.
Source: https://newsone.com/4567624/actor-activist-singer-harry-belafonte-dies-at-96/
John F. Kennedy, at a time when Blacks were as likely to vote for Republicans as for Democrats, was so anxious for his support that during the 1960 election he visited Belafonte at his Manhattan home.
Source: https://afro.com/harry-belafonte-activist-and-entertainer-dies-at-96/