Harry Belafonte in his home with Joan Walsh, left, and Yoruba Richen, director of The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show. (Courtesy of Joan Walsh) By signing up, you confirm that you are ...

This is FRESH AIR. On Thursday, the Peacock streaming service presents a new documentary about a very old program. The documentary is called "The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts 'The Tonight Show,'" and ...

David and Malena Belafonte co-founded the organization in 2020 to continue the advocacy of father Harry Belafonte, who died earlier this year. By Kirsten Chuba Events Editor The Belafonte Family ...

NEW YORK — Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian and conscience of the world, has died. He was ...

Belafonte's activism changed America, his singing shaped a musical consciousness for generations of Americans, and his acting paved the way for Black performers. Iconic actor, musician, and lifelong ...

Harry Belafonte, the Grammy-, Emmy-, Tony-, and honorary Oscar-winning entertainer whose 1956 hit "Banana Boat (Day-O)" brought calypso music into the mainstream, died Tuesday at his home in Manhattan ...

So many reasons. There are so many reasons to grieve the death on April 25 of Harry Belafonte, who died at home on Manhattan’s Upper West Side at the age of 96. And yet, grief cannot be separated from ...

This week on Open Studio we look at three artists who have used their platform to get political, from late actor, singer and activist Harry Belafonte to the controversial painter, Philip Guston. Last ...

Harry Belafonte, the dashing singer, actor and activist who became an indispensable supporter of the civil rights movement, has died, his publicist Ken Sunshine told CNN. He was 96. Belafonte died ...