Belafonte
Americannoun
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As Belafonte later wrote, Poitier told him afterward, half joking, half shaken: “Don’t ever call me again for something like this.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
Belafonte recorded an appeal urging Black Americans to support Kennedy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
Belafonte hoped to replicate his musical breakthrough on-screen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
It introduced Caribbean music and culture to the world and made Belafonte a bona fide pop star.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
I read every word about people like Lena Horne, Harry Belafonte, and Eartha Kitt—real stars.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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