RIP Harry Belafonte

CptMARVEL

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I honestly don't have the words...
Thank you sir, for being a classic example of Black manhood and masculinity.
And for giving us all the "unofficial" (yet very descriptive) theme of life in The Caribbean:


The absolute BEST version:

(Listen to it in a quiet spot and with headphones on...)
RIP.
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OutlawR.O.C.

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R.I.P., thank you for all the work you've done fighting for our people.

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Tdot_firestarta

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R.I.P To the Legend

As a kid I just knew him as a calypso singer and a clean cut elder statesman. I had no idea how impactful he was to the culture, and how much work he put in to the civil rights movement until I was much older. He lived a long, interesting, purposeful and impactful life...a life I hope for myself and every one of my brothers and sisters on this planet.

Rest in Power
 

respiration

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The definition of Respectability and Manhood. Upright. Fearless. Oracle. Soldier. Sage. Worthy of reverence. Honorable. Noble. Legacy.

For all that you did and all that God blessed you to be and for the shining you example you were, are and ever shall be, I thank you and I thank the Creator for giving you to us.

Take your rest Baba Harry.
 

godofwine

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The definition of Respectability and Manhood. Upright. Fearless. Oracle. Soldier. Sage. Worthy of reverence. Honorable. Noble. Legacy.

For all that you did and all that God blessed you to be and for the shining you example you were, are and ever shall be, I thank you and I thank the Creator for giving you to us.

Take your rest Baba Harry.
I didn't know that Harry Belafonte was a Navy veteran. Fair Winds and following Seas
 

GAMETHEORY

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He and his best friend Sidney Poitier were two of the last living Black entertainers from that era, both good friends of MLK and champions of the CR movement. All we can do now is remember their battles and relish the art they left us.

My personal favourites of his are "Matilda", "Sweetheart from Venezuela", "Turn the World Around" (which he performed at Jim Henson's funeral), "Man Smart (Woman Smarter)", "Angelina", "Jamaica Farewell" and "Coconut Woman".

Rest in peace with the stars, Harry.
 
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