Harry Belafonte

• 👁 Ed Sullivan, the Jackson 5 and Diana Ross in Netflix's 'Sunday Best.'
  

  How Ed Sullivan Quietly (and Loudly) Became a Civil Rights Icon

  Sacha Jenkins’ invaluable Netflix documentary Sunday Best re-examines the television host’s fight for racial equality, one groundbreaking musical act at a time

  • Really Big Shows

  • By
    David Fear
• 👁 HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 10: Matteo Bocelli and Andrea Bocelli onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
  

  Andrea and Mateo Bocelli Lead 2024 Oscars 'In Memoriam' With 'Time to Say Goodbye'

  Alan Arkin, Paul Reubens, Harry Belafonte, Matthew Perry among those remembered at the Academy Awards

  • Oscars 2024

  • By
    Daniel Kreps
• 👁 Harry Belafonte
  

  Remembering Harry Belafonte's Commitment to Social Activism: 'This Is a Pure Legacy'

  Dr. Irwin Redlener, who worked with Belafonte on USA for Africa, recalls the singer's bright personality and profound conviction for bettering the world

  • Tribute

  • By
    Kory Grow

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• 👁 American singer-songwriter and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte, wearing a striped shirt, in an unspecified recording studio, location unspecified, circa 1957. The sound engineer is visible working at the console to the right of the frame. (Photo by Archive Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
  

  Harry Belafonte: Five Essential Songs

  From 'Day-O' to 'Man Smart (Woman Smarter),' his legacy was one-of-a-kind

  • RIP

  • By
    Simon Vozick-Levinson, Jonathan Bernstein, and Kory Grow
• 👁 harry belafonte dead obituary
  

  Harry Belafonte, Legendary Entertainer and Activist, Dead at 96

  As an actor and singer, Belafonte broke major barriers for Black performers in the Fifties before becoming a prominent figure in the fight for civil rights

  • Obituary

  • By
    Jason Heller
• 👁 Mr. Soul
  

  'Mr. Soul!' Documentary Chronicles History of 'Black Tonight Show'

  Award-winning film will be available on HBO Max starting August 1st

  • TV & Movies

  • By
    Claire Shaffer
• 👁 US American singer, actor, and entertainer, Harry Belafonte, takes part as guest of honor at a press and photo event for the 10th Hope Gala in the Taschenberg Kempinski Hotel in Dresden, Germany, 29 October 2015. The 10th Hope Gala will take place in Dresden on 31 October 2015. Photo by: Arno Burgi/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images
  

  Jay-Z, Tiffany Haddish to Join Harry Belafonte Birthday Livestream

  Proceeds will benefit Belafonte's nonprofit the Gathering for Justice

  • Music

  • By
    Claire Shaffer
• 👁 See Harry Belafonte Talk Activism, Prejudice
  

  Watch Harry Belafonte Talk Art and Activism, Overcoming Prejudice

  "The differences that exist between us should be things that attract us to one another," vocal legend says ahead of 90th birthday, new compilation

  • Music

  • By
    Elias Leight
• 👁 harry belafonte documentary actor singer
  

  Harry Belafonte: 'We Want the Oppression to Stop'

  New documentary about the actor/singer premieres on HBO October 17th

  • Music

  • By
    Stacey Anderson
• 👁 KANSAS CITY, Harry Belafonte, Miranda Richardson, 1996
  

  Kansas City

  Jazz lovers, rejoice. Robert Altman’s hypnotic riff on his hell-raising, whoremongering, crime-ridden Missouri hometown during the Depression is brimming over with vibrant, vital music. Like the young Charlie Parker played by Albert J. Burnes in the movie, Altman used to sneak into the jazz clubs on 18th and Vine to hear the sounds of Duke […]

  • TV & Movies

  • By
    Peter Travers