March 1, 2004 - An editorial by Harry Belafonte: The children of Kenya got a gift last year when their government made the farsighted move of abolishing tuition fees for primary school..... International Herald Tribune
June 15, 2004 - Harry Belafonte, speaking at the 2004 Human Rights Awards Ceremony in San Francisco on June 10, 2004 - Democracy Now
January, 2006 - When Katrina took place, there was a great sense of tragic loss for many Americans who saw that terrible tragedy. What we had not anticipated was that our government would have been so negligent and so unresponsive to the plight of hundreds of thousands of people in the region. And in a dilemma that we all face as to what we could do as private citizens to help the folks that were caught in that tragedy, we began to listen to voices that were outside the boundaries of government, the United States government. - from Democracy Now
In this special feature of Spotlight, Link TV’s political correspondent Mark Hertsgaard sits down in the studio with legendary artist and humanitarian, Harry Belafonte to discuss his views on various political and social issues, including racism and oppression in the US, African aid and prosperity and the social messages behind his recent public dispute with Colin Powell. Mr. Belafonte’s eloquence and wisdom shine through in this insightful half-hour interview.
April ,2007. Tried to find the clips that were on the Ebony site then, but to no avail.
Here, though, are some references to and quotes from the article:
After this magazine appeared, Harry became part of the multi-media presentation of Common's show: The raspy narrative of Harry Belafonte could barely be heard over the screams of excitement from the packed floor when the curtains parted and revealed rapper and actor Common, who restored optimism in the future of hip-hop with his enthusiastic performance at Dallas' House of Blues on Saturday night. - Common brings a compelling show
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Washington: Veteran Black movie star and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte dedicated the Black Entertainment (BET) Humanitarian Award he was honoured with at the recent BET Awards to Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X.
Belafonte, in his acceptance speech, dedicated the award to the civil rights activists as well as other activists who fought for equality such as Fannie Lou Hammer.
"This award is for Malcolm X and Nelson Mandela. It is for the struggle of Fannie Lou Hammer and for the bloods and the crips who are meeting and trying to make peace; it is also for my Mexican brothers in northern California and my Native American brothers in the struggle," Contactmusic quoted him, as saying.
He added that the reason he became an actor was not to win awards, but because he realised that art was ‘one of the most powerful weapons in the world’ by which ‘oppression’ of the Black people could be overthrown.
"I came into the arts because I saw it as an instrument of purpose. I never set out to break records or get a gold records. I had a mission to overthrow oppression. My weapon of choice was art because it is one of the most powerful weapons in the world. It (the entertainment arts) is non-violent and it changes hearts, minds and souls," he added.
The Musical Legacy of Mr. Belafonte.... Oh, so proud to be Canadian! And a fellow Montrealer I get to dine with once or twice a year!
What an amazing thing, for us fans, to have "accidental" & other versions of songs that we have grown to love. Albert is on top if it all - and, way-too-daunting-for-me, is trying to track live musical TV performances through the years. And, he's the last of us to keep his message board going....
A site of albums, song words, video listings.... & a complete discography, plus many associated "friends" sites - including many Ake has built up himself.
Want to know what album/cd a song is on? Words to a song? Or hear a clip of the song? Ake was here before the rest of us....
HARRY BELAFONTE: A LIVING LEGENDOriginally from France and the same age as Harry, I met Frederique Roberge back in Atlantic City in 1999 (ish). She runs her site from a TV terminal and keyboardl, from what I understand. She picked up where I left off a few years ago, following news clips... And, she, I am sure, it the undisputed master at being where Harry is when the rest of us can not!
She is also a published poet, and has had a few about Harry published. They appear on Page 9 of her site.
While I was not looking, Wikipedia beat me out in the Google search... For now, anyway!
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Don’t look for people out there who will make movement for you— because
you’re it!…Every generation has got to be responsible for itself.
Ebony, April, 2007