AP - Dec 10, 2008
Sotheby s has withdrawn from auction three papers related to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. after his estate claimed the documents being sold by Harry Belafonte are estate property. Belafonte himself asked...
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Country music icon Dolly Parton was honored for her songwriting on Thursday at the Songwriters Hall of Fame, where she made jokes about her famous big bust that she quipped would outlast her. I can...
More »Reuters - Oct 14, 2006
Grammy Award-winning singer Freddy Fender, whose country and Hispanic-flavored music reached across ethnic boundaries to find a broad audience, died of cancer on Saturday at his Corpus Christi, Texas...
More »AP - May 21, 2006
Katherine Dunham, a pioneering dancer and choreographer, author and civil rights activist who left Broadway to teach culture in one of America s poorest cities, has died. She was 96. Dunham died Sunday...
More »AP - Jan 21, 2006
Entertainer Harry Belafonte, one of the Bush administration s harshest critics, compared the national Homeland Security department to the Gestapo and attacked the president as a liar during a fiery Saturday...
More »AP - Jan 8, 2006
The American singer and activist Harry Belafonte called President Bush the greatest terrorist in the world on Sunday and said millions of Americans support the socialist revolution of Venezuelan leader...
More »AP - Jan 4, 2006
American singer and activist Harry Belafonte praised the government of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday for providing cheap home heating oil to poverty-stricken families in the United States...
More »AP - Nov 26, 2005
Jamie Foxx stepped into the spotlight at his latest movie premiere with more than the usual publicity drill in mind. Don t let it happen, the actor urged — don t let the state of California execute...
More »Reuters - Oct 23, 2005
One of the many joys of Showtime s suburban drugs comedy Weeds is hearing the opening theme song, Little Boxes, sung by its composer, Malvina Reynolds, who did not start writing until she was in her 50s...
More »AP - Oct 7, 2005
MTV has added a dash of Caribbean flavor to its offerings with its new Tempo network set to debut next month in 500,000 households and some 20 markets across the region. Tempo network s kickoff party...
More »Reuters - Sep 28, 2005
Get Up, Stand Up: The Story of Pop and Protest suffers from a severe onslaught of deja vu. As Chuck D of Public Enemy guides us for two hours through the many, many protest songs of the 20th century...
More »Reuters - Sep 27, 2005
Africa s best-loved diva Miriam Makeba has kicked off her final world tour after half a century as the voice against injustice on the continent, but vowed never to stop singing. Striking in an orange...
More »AP - Sep 18, 2005
With the exception of the now-famous Kanye West outburst, celebrity-driven benefits for Hurricane Katrina victims have followed a familiar formula — musicians singing heart-tugging ballads while...
More »AP - Aug 16, 2005
In his 58 years, Silvio Rodriguez has watched wars come and go, ideologies blossom and wither, love emerge and evaporate. Yet even as the Cuban musician struggled with disappointment and his own faith...
More »AP - Jun 30, 2005
Designed to raise consciousness about African poverty, the Live 8 concerts will feature some of black music s biggest stars — especially those representing hip-hop. The Philadelphia concert boasts...
More »AP - Mar 25, 2005
Tina Turner considers Danish fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen simply the best, and will perform at the 19th century author s bicentennial next week. The singer said Friday she will participate...
More »Reuters - Jan 24, 2005
We Are the World, the pioneering all-star charity anthem that generated millions of dollars for African famine relief 20 years ago, is returning to the world stage -- this time to raise money for AIDS...
More »AP - Jan 17, 2005
When Harry Belafonte met the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1950s, he promised to always assist in his mission. Thirty-seven years after King s death, the actor, singer and activist is still keeping...
More »Reuters - Dec 10, 2004
Bob Marley s 60th birthday will be celebrated with a month-long program of events in Ethiopia in February 2005. The program, titled Africa Unite, will be spearheaded by a globally televised concert...
More »E! Online - Dec 9, 2004
Call it the 1980s--Version 2.0. With the 20th anniversary of We Are the World, the all-American, all-star charity anthem of the charity-anthem era, looming, plans are underway to recreate the phenomenon...
More »Reuters - Aug 28, 2004
The Greek Theater is celebrating its anniversary in style. In anticipation of its 75th concert season, the 6,162-seat outdoor amphitheater underwent an $8 million renovation project, including a...
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