In May 1963, as civil rights demonstrations rocked the city of Birmingham, Alabama, Harry Belafonte was at a cocktail party in Manhattan, scolding the then-attorney general of the United States. “You ...

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This week, as people have been remembering the activist and singer Harry Belafonte, who died on Tuesday, they've talked about his music... (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "DAY O") HARRY BELAFONTE: (Singing) Day o ...

Harry Belafonte singing at a civil rights rally in Manhattan on May 17, 1960. (Bettmann via Getty Images) When Harry Belafonte celebrated the 110th anniversary of the birth of his friend and mentor ...

Arrayed behind the twenty-one-year-old Harry Belafonte on the night of his unlikely debut as a singer in January of 1949 was a quartet of modern music greats: Al Haig on piano, Max Roach on drums, ...

Sing St. John choirs brought the musical legacy of Harry Belafonte to life Saturday evening in Cruz Bay’s Franklin Powell Park. “Harry Belafonte worked tirelessly to alleviate oppression in the world, ...

The late Union entertainment columnist Don Freeman first saw Harry Belafonte perform in 1952 on a bill with comedian Henny Youngman at the Thunderbird hotel in Las Vegas. Belafonte, the activist and ...

NPR's Scott Simon takes a moment to remember singer and activist Harry Belafonte, who died this week at the age of 96. Opinion: Harry Belafonte's voice will live on I spent a couple of years of my ...

In May 1963, as civil rights demonstrations rocked the city of Birmingham, Ala., Harry Belafonte was at a cocktail party in Manhattan, scolding the then-attorney general of the United States. “You may ...