Entertainment & Arts
Questlove, Spike Lee, Ava DuVernay, Ice Cube and Oprah Winfrey are among the celebrities who have posted about Harry Belafonte’s death.
April 25, 2023
Opinion
When Martin Luther King Jr. needed funds for Project Confrontation in Birmingham in 1963, Harry Belafonte made it happen.
April 27, 2023
Television
Senior writer Greg Braxton recalls the late crooner’s summer performances at L.A.’s Greek Theatre -- Belafonte’s most popular tunes and shout-outs to ‘the people in the trees.’
Music
Tim Burton’s 1988 classic ‘Beetlejuice’ memorably used recordings of Harry Belafonte’s ‘Day-O’ and ‘Jump in the Line,’ much to the late entertainer’s delight.
April 26, 2023
Awards
This is one of our nine most surprising, historic and memorable moments from past Emmys.
July 6, 2022
‘The question is: Where is the raised voice of Black America? Why are we mute?’ Harry Belafonte asked artists in 2013 while receiving an Image Award.
Letters to the Editor
A reader recalls what Harry Belafonte said during a performance at the Greek Theater as the Watts riots raged in 1965.
April 28, 2023
Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte met through the American Negro Theater when they were both in their 20s. After that, the fast friends spent a lifetime as fans of the other.
Jan. 7, 2022
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Oct. 18, 2011
24 Frames
Jan. 20, 2011