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Belafonte

American  
[bel-uh-fon-tee] / ˌbɛl əˈfɒn ti /

noun

  1. Harry Harold George Bellanfanti, Jr., 1927–2023, U.S. singer and actor, noted for popularizing calypso music in the 1950s.


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While Belafonte considered their progress remarkable, he also believed his peers were largely playing by the rules of the entertainment industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

According to Belafonte, King’s wife, Coretta Scott King, called him and he reached out to the Kennedys.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

Belafonte did: He blended folk, pop and Caribbean traditions into a sound that remade the American airwaves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

And in King, Belafonte found a lifelong calling: the fight for racial justice, economic fairness and voting rights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

Days before the second college semester began, we met the civil rights’ activist Harry Belafonte, who was motivated to meet us after seeing the Freedom Writers on television.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

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