In 1961, President John F. Kennedy asked Harry Belafonte to serve as a “Cultural Advisor” to a new federal agency: the Peace Corps. A half-century later, an interviewer asked Belafonte why he accepted the role.
Gina Belafonte
Artivist, Gina Belafonte is the Executive Director of Sankofa.org a non-profit which educates, motivates and activates artists and allies in service of grassroots movements and equitable change.
An award-winning producer, director and cultural organizer, Gina is driven by the most urgent social and political issues of our time using art as a tool to fulfill the mission of Sankofa.org. As a visiting professor, lecturer and public speaker, Gina works with diverse artists, activists and organizations worldwide to promote cultural and civic engagement and has assisted in mobilizing one of the largest cultural gatherings of artists in the world.