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New York Times: The singer went on to become a dynamic force in the civil rights movement.

Actor and pioneering Calypso singer Harry Belafonte has died at 96 from congestive heart failure.

(BBC) - Harry Belafonte, the singer and actor who smashed racial barriers in the US, has died at home in Manhattan, aged 96. One of the most successful African-American pop stars in history, he scored hits with Island In The Sun, Marys Boy Child and the UK number one Day-O (The Banana Boat Song). But his greatest achievements were as a campaigner

A tribute to the activist and actor, Harry Belafonte.

In the 1950s, when segregation was still widespread, his ascent to the upper echelon of show business was historic. But his primary focus was civil rights.

Harry Belafonte died at age 96, IndieWire can confirm.

Singer, actor and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte dies at 96. He was the first Black man to win an Emmy and a Tony.

Singer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte, 85, tells Sarfraz Manzoor (The Guardian) about his life and work in music, cinema and fighting for social equality—as chronicled in his new memoir. He also discusses his friendship with Martin Luther King, his relationship with President John F. Kennedy, and the humiliation that led him to become…

He died of congestive heart failure, said his spokesman Ken Sunshine.

Actor, singer, and activist Harry Belafonte, who will go down in history as the first Black Emmy winner, has passed away at the age of 96.