Belafonte, who died in April 2023, was a trailblazing performer and outspoken advocate for civil rights and humanitarian ...

Olga James, the "Carmen Jones" singer, actress and night club performer, died in Los Angeles of complications from a fall.

Much has been made of the film's first-person POV. But let's not overlook the dazzling, emotional and now Oscar-nominated ...

South Africa's Mariam Makeba was the first to win one - Best Folk Recording - in 1966 for her collaboration with Harry ...

South Africa's Mariam Makeba was the first to win one - Best Folk Recording - in 1966 for her collaboration with Harry Belafonte, called simply An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba. Getty Images ...

"The fact that they ran those uncensored photos of Emmett Till awakens everyone ... in the 1963 March on Washington — including Marlon Brando, Harry Belafonte, Burt Lancaster, Charlton Heston ...

“The fact that they ran those uncensored photos of Emmett Till awakens everyone ... in the 1963 March on Washington — including Marlon Brando, Harry Belafonte, Burt Lancaster, Charlton Heston ...

Harry Belafonte attends the 2016 Library Lions gala at New York Public Library, Nov. 7, 2016 in New York City. Gary Gershoff/WireImage/Getty Images, FILE Belafonte earned his EGOT status after ...

Everyone from local archaeologist Samuel Butts Sr., to longtime educator and business owner Patricia Heard are honored.

Many Charlotte-area residents are familiar with some of the more notable figures in local Black history, people like Harvey Gantt, the first Black student accepted to enroll at Clemson University who ...

Harry Belafonte attends the 2016 Library Lions gala at New York Public Library, Nov. 7, 2016 in New York City. Gary Gershoff/WireImage/Getty Images, FILE Belafonte earned his EGOT status after ...

Singer, actor and activist Harry Belafonte will be the focus of an auction featuring nearly 400 artifacts from his seven-decade career, Julien’s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies announced Monday.