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Singer, actor, producer and activist Harry Belafonte died of congestive heart failure at his Manhattan home on Tuesday

Peter Keepnews reports on the life of Harry Belafonte (1927-2023)—whose father was Martinican, and mother was Jamaican—died on April 25, 2023. He writes, “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.” Read the full article at The…

Harry Belafonte, who stormed the pop charts and smashed racial barriers in the 1950s with his highly personal brand of folk music, and who went on to become a dynamic force in the civil rights movement, died Tuesday at his home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. He was 96.

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

We are very saddened to share the news of the death of Harry Belafonte (1927-2023). Here are excerpts from an article by Chris Morris for Variety: Singer, actor, producer and activist Harry Belafonte, who spawned a calypso craze in the U.S. with his music and blazed new trails for African American performers, died Tuesday of congestive…

The weighty and consequential life of singer, actor, and activist Harry Belafonte has come to an end.

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 known to have smashed racial barrier in the 50s within his brand of folk music has died at the age of 96.

In memory of Harry Belafonte, who has sadly passed away aged 96, MOJO revisits a special interview with Belafonte and the musician Joe Henry.