Usher is in full fledged activist mode right now. After releasing his powerful police brutality video, “Chains” on TIDAL, he, Jay-Z and Harry Belafonte are continuing the conversation. This week, in Manhattan at the Kaufmann Concert Hall, journalist Soledad O’Brien moderated “Breaking the Chains” where the three artists discussed ways in which to combat police brutality and […]
Oprah Winfrey and entertainment legend Harry Belafonte, among others honored at Harvard University for their contributions to African American culture. Oprah also accepted a posthumous award for her good friend poet Maya Angelou who you may recall died earlier this year. As posted by, Blackamericaweb.com Click for more:http://blackamericaweb.com/2014/10/01/harvard-honors-oprah-and-harry-belafonte-with-du-bois-medal
Ruby Dee, movie great, actress and civil rights activist was memorialized Saturday in poetry, dance and song at a well attended Harlem cathedral where Alicia Keys sang her song ‘Superwoman,’ Wynton Marsalis performed a number of moving trumpet solos, and well-wisher were sent from her former co-star Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte and the White House. […]
Roland Martin talks with Harry Belafonte‘s lawyer Charles Ogletree about Belafonte’s suit against the Martin Luther King Jr. estate.
The Latest Music, Celebrities and Interviews: (New York) Harry Belafonte, a renowned activist and musician, released a statement on his Facebook page calling for a new, fair sentencing hearing for NAACP LDF’s client, Duane Buck. Mr. Buck was sentenced to death by a jury that was told he was more likely to be dangerous because he […]
Roland Martin talks with Dream Hampton about the ongoing inter-generational beef between Harry Belafonte and Jay Z. Plus, Hampton gives her opinion on whether celebrities…
Actor, musician and political activist Harry Belafonte called Jay-Z and Beyonce out last year for their lack of social responsibility. During a recent interview with Elliott Wilson, Jay-Z responded to the elder statesman by saying, “I’m offended by that because first of all, and this is going to sound arrogant, but my presence is charity. Just who I am. Just like Obama‘s is. […]
When NewsOne reported the story yesterday that legendary artist, actor and activist Harry Belafonte called out Carter Power Couple, Jay-Z and Beyonce, to The Hollywood…
Harry Has Strong Opinions On Minorities In Hollywood. Read More
*This afternoon, Harry Belafonte took questions from journalists about his upcoming HBO documentary “Sing Your Song,” which chronicles the life and times of the 84-year-old singer/actor/activist, including his civil rights work with Dr. Martin Luther King and John F. Kennedy, speaking out against apartheid in South Africa and mobilizing celebrities for social justice. http://www.eurweb.com/?p=121557
