Carlos Santana wants to save the world with music
This April 25, 2014 file photo shows Carlos Santana performing at the 2014 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans. (Photo by John Davisson/Invision/AP, File) NEW YORK (AP) — Try to...
View ArticleOutspoken about Ferguson, Jesse Williams may be this generation’s Harry...
Harry Belafonte, left. (NBC via AP) and Jesse Williams, right. (Christian Alminana/AP) (The Washington Post) -There are many ways to get celebrity activism wrong when it comes to a situation like the...
View ArticleMovie academy to honor Belafonte, O’Hara
Harry Belafonte (AP File Photo) LOS ANGELES (AP) – Harry Belafonte and Maureen O’Hara are among those who will be honored by the motion picture academy’s board of governors. The academy said Thursday...
View ArticleHarry Belafonte To Receive Honorary Academy Award
After years without a proper Oscar nomination, Legendary actor/singer and social activist Harry Belafonte will be getting his due at a stand-alone ceremony later this year. Follow @Rastaman0318...
View ArticleWatch The Ruby Dee Memorial Service Livestream
The livestream is provided by BET.com. NEW YORK (AP) — A memorial for actress and civil rights activist Ruby Dee will feature music by Alicia Keys and Audra McDonald, reflections by former Mayor David...
View ArticleVeterans Day: Stars Who Served in the Military
Today is Veteran’s Day, a time when the nation pauses in gratitude and to pay homage to the millions of current and former servicemen and women who put their lives on the line for their country. Even...
View ArticleSteve McQueen’s next film will chronicle the life of Paul Robeson
“12 Years A Slave” director Steve McQueen has decided on the subject of his fourth feature, and his choice is sure to be just as controversial as his Academy Award winning film. Follow @Rastaman0318...
View ArticleAfter Baltimore: legendary activist Harry Belafonte brings leaders, community...
Source: Anadolu Agency/Contributor / Getty New York, NY (May 5, 2015) – Community leaders and change agents are invited to participate in a nationwide telephone town hall with Legendary entertainer...
View ArticleBecoming Belafonte: Author details rise of the civil rights icon
[ione_embed src="http://player.theplatform.com/p/BCY3OC/Ha5BggifMuHL/select/media/4eVkXoZbq8qK?form=html" service="tvone.com" width=612 height=467 ] Author Judith E. Smith talks with NewsOne Now guest...
View ArticleUsher and Harry Belafonte talk activism in joint appearance
This photo combo of file photos shows Harry Belafonte, left, and Usher. During an hour-long conversation moderated by Soledad O’Brien, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2015, in New York, the 37-year-old Usher and...
View ArticleNewsOne Now Exclusive: Highlights From The NY Justice League’s Justice Ball...
[ione_embed src="http://player.theplatform.com/p/BCY3OC/Ha5BggifMuHL/select/media/E96rWzR_zek9?form=html" service="theplatform" width=612 height=467 ] Roland Martin and NewsOne Now were on hand for...
View ArticleJustice League NYC Talks Social Justice, Police Accountability & NAACP...
Your browser does not support iframes. During Friday evening’s broadcast of the 47th annual NAACP Image Awards on TV One, Roslyn M. Brock, Chairman of the National Board of Directors for the National...
View Article‘NewsOne Now’ Checks Lil Wayne On ‘No Such Thing As Racism’ Comment
Your browser does not support iframes. Rapper Lil Wayne kicked off a firestorm with his comments about racism during an appearance on Fox Sports One’s Undisputed on Tuesday. When host Skip Bayless...
View ArticleHarry Belafonte explains true meaning of being a patriot
Your browser does not support iframes. Actor and activist Harry Belafonte recently sat down with Roland Martin for an exclusive interview to discuss his upcoming social justice music festival Many...
View ArticleWatch Portions Of The NewsOne Now Exclusive: A Conversation With Harry Belafonte
Your browser does not support iframes. Actor and activist Harry Belafonte has been on the front lines in the fight for social justice for decades, and has battled alongside the likes of Dr. Martin...
View ArticleT.I., Harry Belafonte talked social justice at ‘Many Rivers Festival’ Town...
Mayor Kasim Reed (center) presented Civil Rights icon Harry Belafonte (right) with the Phoenix Award, while Atlanta City Council declared Thursday, Sept. 29 as “Harry Belafonte Day.” (Photos by Terry...
View ArticleMusic & Arts Festival highlights the need for our celebrities to join fight...
Your browser does not support iframes. Thousands attended Harry Belafonte’s Many Rivers to Cross Music and Arts Festival outside of Atlanta, Georgia last weekend. The day fused music, arts, culture,...
View ArticleWATCH: CBMA Hosts Annual ‘Rumble Young Man, Rumble’ Awards Ceremony
This week, The Campaign for Black Male Achievement (CBMA) is hosting the 6th Annual “Rumble Young Man, Rumble (RYMR),” an exclusive convening of local and national leaders in Black Male Achievement to...
View ArticleTIDAL & Sankofa Pay Homage To Trayvon Martin & Black History Month In ’17’
Jay-Z’s TIDAL streaming service and Sankofa.org, Harry Belafonte’s social justice organization, teamed up to release 17, a stirring visual EP in honor of Black History Month and the fifth anniversary...
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