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*Once again, Shared Interest welcomed some 300 distinguished U.S. and African leaders and top diplomats for a wonderful evening of merriment and awards presentation at its nineteenth anniversary awards gala on Monday, March 18, 2013 at the beauteous Gotham Hall in Herald Square, New York City. The annual celebratory event is a special time for [...]
*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE “I have learned over the years that when [...]
*Legendary actor/singer and human rights activist Harry Belafonte was recognized and honored with the NAACP Spingarn Medal. Each year the civil rights organization acknowledges African Americans who have made strides toward human equality. In his acceptance speech, Belafonte, 85, condemned gun violence and chastised political leaders for keeping silent so long. “Where are the outraged voices?” [...]
*Another celebrity on the Obama boat got down about how the world would basically end if Mitt Romney took office. The legendary Harry Belafonte told the Huffington Post in a candid interview that the Republican candidate is not cut out for the job. “I think that where we are now is in crisis and [at] [...]
*As I prepare to address students at Grambling University about the importance of giving back and having the courage to fight for social justice, my mind is drawn to the words of our predecessors who paved the way for all of us to have the freedoms that we enjoy to this day. At the top [...]
*For decades, former entertainer-turned-civil rights activist, Harry Belafonte, has called it as he sees it. Simply put, as eloquent as he is, the man doesn’t mince words. Having called out two of the biggest names in the entertainment industry recently (Beyonce and Jay-Z), accusing them of not doing enough in charitable acts; Belafonte’s recent editorial [...]
*Apparently claims by legendary singer/actor Harry Belafonte that Beyoncé and Jay-Z have “turned their back on social responsibility,” stung enough to get a response … from Beyoncé. “It is sad. And I think one of the great abuses of this modern time is that we should have had such high-profile artists, powerful celebrities,” Belafonte told the [...]
*At the Locarno Film Festival to receive the event’s Golden Leopard Honor Award, the legendary Harry Belafonte spoke to The Hollywood Reporter on a number of issues – including his belief that minority celebrities need to do more these days to bring awareness to social ills. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] They have turned their [...]
*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE It’s the little details that are vital. Little [...]
*West Indian pride is a contagious behavior at the annual American Foundation for the University of the West Indies (AFUWI) Legacy Awards event that was staged at the ritzy Pierre Hotel, NYC on Wednesday January 27, 2012. The always colorful event is the primary fund raiser for the Foundation to benefit the scholarship program for [...]
*On Thursday (Feb. 9), PBS will premiere “Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975,” a documentary that follows America’s black power movement and features interviews with many of its major players – including Stokely Carmichael, Angela Davis, Eldridge Cleaver and Elaine Brown. Armed with 16 millimeter cameras, Swedish television journalists flew to America in the mid-60s to document [...]
*In Harry Belafonte’s recent HBO documentary “Sing Your Song,” the singer/activist spoke about recruiting his famous friends, including singer Tony Bennett, to join him in Alabama to support Dr. Martin Luther King’s historic 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery. Earlier this month, during a Television Critics Association panel for his PBS special “Tony Bennett: Duets [...]
*Very rarely do we see any footage of Martin Luther King’s humorous side. We are always being fed images of his struggle and fight to persevere through the Civil Rights Movement. But, today, we were lucky enough to find rare footage of him crackin’ a little jokey joke of his own. (more…)
*Seemingly refreshed after his power nap earlier in the day, Harry Belafonte continued to promote his memoir with a visit to Comedy Central’s “Colbert Report,” where he performed one of his songs with host Stephen Colbert. The 84-year-old singer also discussed the meaning behind his classic record “Day O” while plugging his book, My Song. [...]
*A rep for Harry Belafonte is denying that he fell asleep during an early morning television interview with KBAK in Bakersfield, California. The clip, which has since gone viral, shows anchor Leyla Santiago failing in her attempts to get the 84-year-old entertainer’s attention as he sits motionless with his eyes closed. Santiago began yelling, “Harry, [...]
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