Harry Belafonte, activist and entertainer, dies at 96

He stands as the model and the epitome of the celebrity activist.

File photo dated 30/11/88 of American actor and singer, Harry Belafonte, on a visit to Helsinki. Harry Belafonte, the ground-breaking singer who became a civil rights activist, has died aged 96. Issue date: Tuesday April 25, 2023.

Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as an actor and singer and became an activist and humanitarian, is dead at the age of 96.

He died on Tuesday of congestive heart failure at his New York home with his wife Pamela by his side, said Paula Witt from public relations firm Sunshine Sachs Morgan and Lylis.