Singer, actor and human rights activist Harry Belafonte died Tuesday at age 96 of congestive heart failure. He broke racial barriers and balanced his activism with his artistry in ways that made ...

For a generation of us, that opening lilt of a Jamaican folk song is inextricably tied to Harry Belafonte as he introduced white America to calypso music. The Harlem-born Belafonte would become the ...

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 ...

Actor, Calypso icon and activist Harry Belafonte has died due to congestive heart failure. He was 96. Legendary “Golden Age” actor, Calypso singer-songwriter, and activist Harry Belafonte has died.

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 ...

Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor and activist, who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s ...

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 ...

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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 ...