For decades, Mr. Belafonte has been a source of pride and a trailblazer for the Black Community.
Well, you will have a chance to demonstrate those feelings by joining him for his 95th Birthday Celebration at The Town Hall at 123 W 43rd Street on March 1. Tickets to the celebration will range from $47.50 to $125.00. The monies will go towards benefiting, Sankofa.org, a non-profit organization that he, his daughter Gina Belafonte and Raoul Roach started 10 years ago.
Gina is one of four children of Harry Belafonte, her siblings include Adrienne, Shari, and David. Recalling growing up with a father who was a beloved, renowned, singer/songwriter/actor/activist, she fondly recalled, “He was often very busy in rehearsals, touring, shooting a picture, television show or doing strategies around the civil rights movement, women’s movement, anti-apartheid movement, ambassador to UNICEF.
March 1 is going to have a three-fold purpose, to celebrate her father’s 95th birthday, to have the first Harry Belafonte Social Justice Awards and to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Sankofa.org. Discussing the impact of this upcoming event, Belafonte said, “This is a big day for me first and foremost honoring my father and his contribution to social justice, activism and the arts.
Sankofa.org has numerous programs to help different segments of the community. One of the programs that will benefit from the fundraising event has to do with assisting incarcerated individuals with successfully rejoining their communities once paroled. Belafonte explained, “It’s a program created by Sankofa.org and Creative Acts.
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