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James Earl Jones preps in the dressing room before performing as Jack Jefferson in ‘The Great White Hope’ in December 1968. Harry Benson/Daily Express...

by Aram Goudsouzian, University of Memphis In May 1963, as civil rights demonstrations rocked the city of Birmingham, Alabama, Harry Belafonte was at a cocktail...

A star-studded line-up will celebrate the 95th birthday of legendary singer, songwriter, activist, and actor Harry Belafonte. HB95 will be held on March 1,...

ATLANTA — It was apropos for American royalty to be flanked by a “king” and Atlanta’s mayor during the “Many Rivers to Cross” town hall meeting. Harry Belafonte, the actor and activist icon from the Civil Rights era, sat next to the “King of the South,” rapper Tip “T.I.” Harris, with Mayor Kasim Reed on […]

NEW YORK (AP) _ As he considered his growing commitment to activism, Usher only needed to look at the man seated next to him,...

Today is Veteran’s Day, a time when the nation pauses in gratitude and to pay homage to the millions of current and former servicemen and…

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Harry Belafonte and Maureen O'Hara are among those who will be honored by the motion picture academy's board of governors. The...

(The Washington Post) -There are many ways to get celebrity activism wrong when it comes to a situation like the one that has emerged...

NEW YORK (AP) — Try to speak with Carlos Santana about his new album and he'll want to talk about another topic: changing the...

NEW YORK (AP) — South African trumpeter and vocalist Hugh Masekela celebrated his 75th birthday with a little help from some old friends —...