new york city. he was 96 years old. rehema ellis has a look back at his legacy reporter: his voice made harry belafonte famous but growing up in harlem and jamaica, his mother taught him to use it to do more than entertain. she would say to me, never go to bed at night knowing you had spent the day and done nothing to try to change injustice reporter: and belafonte started fighting early joining the navy at 17, to serve in the pacific, during world war ii after the war, he sang in cubs before receiving a tony award for his 1953 broadway debut. next came success in hollywood, including an academy award come
than entertain. she would say to me, never go to bed at night knowing that you have spent a day in which you have done nothing to try to change injustice reporter: he started fighting early. joining the navy at 17 to serve in the pacific during world war ii after the war, he sang in clubs before receiving a tony award for his 1953 broadway debut. next came success in hollywood, including an academy award nomination for car men jones. he was the first african american to win an emmy. his album became the first to sell a million copies. through it all, he made his voice heard. a friend and confidant of martin luther king, he brought celebrities to the cause
There was, or is, a band called The Pleasers, whose near hit was a great version of The Who’s The Kids Are Alright. They were, I think, the sole exponents
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