No, it was because Harry Belafonte was a singer, I loved music, and he hosted and sang an episode of “The Muppet Show.” Remember, back in the ‘70s, young Black folks didn’t have too many ...

Harry Belafonte Jr. (left) ... Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte. THE MUPPET SHOW, 1978. Image Credit: Everett Collection Harry Belafonte, (Season 3, aired November 8, 1978) ...

Of the many (many) job titles you could lay on Harry Belafonte — singer, actor, entertainer, talk show host, activist — the one that nails what he’s come to mean is folk hero.. Not a title ...

A new Peacock documentary chronicles the week in 1968 when Belafonte, then a prominent civil rights advocate, hosted the late night show. Guests included Aretha Franklin and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Harry Belafonte made history in early 1968. While the Vietnam War was raging and civil unrest was convulsing American cities, TV talk show host Johnny Carson did something special: He stepped away ...

For Harry Belafonte's been at it now for more than six decades - as an actor, activist and singer of a song or two. In fact, he is the first recording artist to ever top the charts with a million ...

In the midst of the 1968 Civil Rights protests, activist and singer Harry Belafonte took over ‘The Tonight Show’ for a week, becoming the first Black person to host a late-night TV show. His ...