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‘Why shouldn’t power be Black’? How Miriam Makeba won and lost the US

The Black South African singer defied the odds to become a household name in the US. Then she was cancelled.

Al Jazeera

What James Earl Jones can teach us about activism and art in times of crisis

The death of James Earl Jones has forced me to consider the end of an era.

The Conversation

50 years on, Harlem Week shows how a New York City neighborhood went from crisis to renaissance

In 1974, Harlem’s deserted streets told the story of a neighborhood left behind

The Independent UK

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‘He craved an Oscar’: James Baldwin’s long campaign to crack Hollywood

He pitched slave-ship dramas to Ingmar Bergman, cast Marlon Brando as a bisexual man and wrote a Malcolm X screenplay that horrified the FBI. Why was this cinephile spurned by Hollywood?

The Guardian - UK

Bill De Blasio And Chirlane Mccray Attend A-List NYC Event.

Former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and wife Chirlane McCray attend A-list event post-separation, honoring Harry Belafonte with Spike Lee anecdotes and Wynton ...

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Shari Belafonte Advocates For Heart Health Awareness At SAG Awards

Shari Belafonte raises awareness about heart disease at the 2024 SAG Awards, advocating for heart health initiatives and inspiring others to prioritize the...

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Harry Belafonte's daughters critique the Grammys for not honoring him

Harry Belafonte's daughters call out the Grammys for not giving their late father a special tribute during the 2024 awards ceremony. Belafonte, a legendary...

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Garrett Morris, SNL pioneer, reveals encounters with racism and success

Garrett Morris, the iconic comedian and first Black cast member on Saturday Night Live, shares his experiences with racism and perseverance in the entertai...

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“Check your ego at the door”: The story of USA for Africa’s We Are The World (and why Prince and Madonna aren’t on it)

A new Netflix documentary is set to shed light on the making of the US chart’s fastest-selling hit. We look back at the making of song, and ask why two of the biggest stars of the ‘80s weren’t at the party

MusicRadar

Norman Jewison obituary

Director best known for In the Heat of the Night, who saw film not only as entertainment but as a vehicle to confront racism and other socio-political issues

The Guardian - UK

Is America enduring a 'slow civil war'? Jeff Sharlet visits Trump rallies, a celebrity megachurch and the manosphere to find out

In these days of the 24-hour news cycle, one can never know in advance, but Donald J. Trump seems likely to be the Republican Party candidate for president of the United States in 2024.

The Conversation

Celebrity deaths in 2023: Harry Belafonte, Tina Turner, Tony Bennett, Jimmy Buffett, Lisa Marie Presley, Jeff Beck among the notables we lost this year

Locally, Chicago mourned the loss of Mike Nussbaum, Frank Galati, Dick Butkus, Harry Porterfield, Bill Zehme and more.

Chicago Sun-Times

Actors, musicians, writers and artists we lost in 2023

Giants of the arts world left us this year: We look back on the legacies of Harry Belafonte, Tina Turner, Sinéad O'Connor, Paul Reubens (aka Pee-wee Herman), Richard Roundtree, Norman Lear and more.

WEKU

Harry Belafonte remembered by David Lammy

Tottenham’s Labour MP remembers the singer, actor and activist as a pioneering figure who brought joy to his and his parents’ lives

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32 of the Most Iconic Hollywood Friendships

Some have been going strong for decades.

WEKU

He helped write MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech. Now he reflects on change in the U.S.

60 years after Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, we hear from one of the men who helped him write it, his friend and attorney Clarence B. Jones.

Daily Mirror

Jane Fonda announces her plan for a lengthy break from acting for an important reason

Jane Fonda shared her plans whilst in attendance at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City this weekend, where she was honoured with the Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award

Salon

Hope and loss on Memorial Day

White supremacy and Trumpism are not in retreat — but with our somber spring holiday comes hope and inspiration

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Bill Lee, jazz musician who worked with Bob Dylan and on son Spike Lee's early movies, dies at 94

Bill Lee, a well-regarded jazz musician who accompanied such artists as Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel and Harry Belafonte and scored four of his son Spike’s early films, has died

The Conversation

From sit-ins in the 1960s to uprisings in the new millennium, Harry Belafonte served as a champion of youth activism

Of all the contributions for which Harry Belafonte will be remembered, perhaps none is more enduring than the celebrated entertainer’s lifelong support for youth activism.

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Niamh Algar continues to thrill in tense hospital drama

It’s the dreaded day of the inquest in Malpractice. Plus: Lionel Richie and Katy Perry headline the mega Coronation Concert. Here’s what the watch this evening

Bangkok Post

Going bananas over the 'Day-O' song

The recent death of the gifted Jamaican-American singer Harry Belafonte at the age of 96 inevitably sparked memories of when his biggest hit "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" swept the globe, including Britain.

The Week

Harry Belafonte: singer who helped organise the March on Washington

Harry Belafonte, who has died aged 96, was not the first black entertainer to “transcend racial boundaries” in the US, said The New York Times.

The Guardian - UK

Still: A Michael J Fox Movie to Matilda: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

The Back to the Future star is funny, engaging and incredibly candid about living with Parkinson’s. Plus the classic tale of the girl who moves things with her mind

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: Retrograde; The Secret Life of Bees; Dixon and Daughters – review

Kiln; Almeida; Dorfman, LondonIn his quickfire new McCarthy-era play, For Black Boys… creator Ryan Calais Cameron speaks his mind; a civil rights musical buzzes with potential; and Deborah Bruce’s domestic abuse drama is full of surprises

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