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[…] heroes,” including late night host Stephen Colbert, NBA star Kevin Durant and “Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot in addition to Kaepernick. Rapper J.Cole, director Ava DuVernay and actor/activist Harry Belafonte were part of a 10-person team of contributors to Kaepernick’s piece, offering “rare insight” into the athlete through their own perspectives of activism, protest, and equality. Via GQ: […]

[…] fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning.” –Robert Kiyosaki EUR BIRTHDAYS July 3: Talk-show host Montel Williams is 59. BLACK HISTORY July 3, 1953: Harry Belafonte was shown with actress Janet Leigh and film star Tony Curtis on the cover of Ebony magazine. It was the first time a black person and two Caucasians […]

[…] UK Mirror reports. “He’s irreplaceable and his loss hurts immensely, but memories of his intellect, heart and humor will live on,” the statement continued. READ MORE: Trailblazing Artist Harry Belafonte Dead at 96 Springer is famously known for the controversial “Jerry Springer Show” which began its multi-decade run in 1991. Prior to that he worked as […]

[…] a chapter titled “Activist” about James Baldwin attending a secret meeting with the Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, in 1963. He brought Lorraine Hansberry, Lena Horne, and Harry Belafonte, along with Jerome Smith, a freedom rider, and Dr. Kenneth Clark, a sociologist and psychologist who worked on the Brown v. the Board of Education study […]

[…] paved the way for her own success story, and all the legendary artists and musicians she has worked with over the years, including Les Paul, Lena Horne, Harry Belafonte, Gladys Knight, Jimmy Buffett and Ricky Martin. But the collection is more than a high-spirited, joyfully eclectic culmination of the many facets of her career. Featuring […]

[…] Trevor Noah and Viola Davis. RELATED: #BlackLivesMatter At Ebony Magazine’s 30th Annual Power 100 List Gala The issues magazine cover was graced with the faces of Zendaya, Harry Belafonte and Jesse Williams. Red carpet attendees included Arsenio Hall, Loretta Devine, Jidenna, Amber Stevens and Tommy Davidson. With Christmas right around the corner, EURweb associate Kiki […]

[…] up from slavery, we had a number of thriving black communities and were striving to build more economic power bases for ourselves. Our 93 year-young elder, activist Harry Belafonte said that midway through the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King realized that the struggle for integration would ultimately become a struggle for economic rights. […]

[…] fans, visitors, tourist, and students annually with a $350M socio-economic impact in Tri-State area. The 2016 Hip Hop Hall of Fame ‘Institutional Inductees’ will be led by Harry Belafonte’s classic Hip Hop Film BeatStreet now celebrating 30+ years, Sal Abitello and his Disco Fever venue in the Bronx where many Hip Hop Stars and Legends […]

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[…] the final resting spot for the night before an estimated 25,000 marchers pressed on to the State Capitol in Montgomery the next morning.  Activist, singer, and actor, Harry Belafonte, organized the lineup of entertainers to perform for the resting marchers.  In addition to Belafonte, other performers included Sammy Davis, Jr., Odetta, Joan Baez, Nina Simone, […]

[…] strong woman with or without this other person, with or without this job, and with or without these tight pants.” – Queen Latifah EUR BIRTHDAYS March 1: Singer Harry Belafonte is 90. Actress Lupita Nyong’o is 34. BLACK HISTORY Mar. 1, 1892: The pastry fork was invented by a black woman, Ms. Anna M. Mangin. Lupita+Nyong+o+Academy+Motion+Picture+Arts+NtQ0oTvCtjal

[…] Ishmael “Butterfly” Butler of Digable Planets is 49. Actress-singer Audra McDonald (”Private Practice”) is 48. Singer Tonia Tash of Divine is 39. BLACK HISTORY July 3, 1953: Harry Belafonte was shown with actress Janet Leigh and film star Tony Curtis on the cover of Ebony magazine. It was the first time a black person and […]

[…] to spark motivation, find out who’s getting older, and learn more about our history. EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE “You can cage the singer but not the song.” – Harry Belafonte EUR BIRTHDAYS June 21: Actor Jussie Smollett (”Empire”) is 36. BLACK HISTORY June 21, 1923: Marcus Garvey was sentenced to five years in prison after his […]

[…] to spark motivation, find out who’s getting older, and learn more about our history. EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE “You can cage the singer but not the song.” – Harry Belafonte EUR BIRTHDAYS June 20: Singer Lionel Richie is 69. BLACK HISTORY June 20, 1911: NAACP incorporated in New York. Lionel Richie attends the Nordoff Robbins O2 […]

[…] presenter, producer, and host. Every Voice builds on McKnight’s extensive work in radio to elevate Black luminaries and perspectives in classical music, including audio documentaries of Florence Price, Harry Belafonte, Hazel Scott, and Langston Hughes. Launching on Thursday, February 16, Every Voice will investigate and contextualize four Black figures in canonical works by W.A. Mozart and Giuseppe Verdi: Monostatos […]