[Source: Reuters]Here are some facts about actor-activist Harry Belafonte, who has died at the age of 96:* Belafonte was born in New York’s Harlem neighborhood but his mother took him to her Jamaican homeland at an early age for a few years before returning to New York. * Belafonte received three Grammys, including a Lifetime Achievement Award. * Although Belafonte and co-star Dorothy Dandridge were accomplished singers, their vocals in the 1954 movie “Carmen Jones” were sung by LeVern Hutcherson and Marilyn Horne. * Belafonte’s movies often had racial themes. * Belafonte produced the 1984 movie “Beat Street,” one of the first movies about break-dancing and hip-hop culture.

Source: Ethiopian News April 26, 2023 00:34 UTC