'Another ‘GREAT TREE’ has fallen': Reaction is pouring in from civil rights leaders and the entertainment world following the death of Harry Belafonte. HarryBelafonte kprc2 click2hou rip
at age 96. As a prominent activist, charismatic singer, Hollywood leading man, Broadway star and trailblazing Black entertainer, Belafonte's loss was felt across a wide swath of American life."Jill and I are saddened by the passing of a groundbreaking American who used his talent, his fame, and his voice to help redeem the soul of our Nation. Harry Belafonte was born to Caribbean parents in Harlem, New York on March 1, 1927, when segregation was the order of American society.
” —"You used your profile and gifts to leave a legacy of activism, of hope, dignity ... excellence. Thank you for your vision and talent. Thank you for being a beacon. You are now amongst our beautiful ancestors .... continue to guide us!" — Actor Viola Davis.“He represented many things to us: fun calypso music, iconic acting — but most importantly he taught me to think in terms of ‘WE’ not ‘I.' That stuck with me.
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