He opened his own coffers to back the civil rights movement, becoming close with Martin Luther King Jr.īelafonte brought the civil rights leader along with the Birmingham, Alabama pastor Fred Shuttlesworth to his New York apartment to plan out the 1963 campaign to integrate the notoriously racist southern city. "When people think of activism, they always think some sacrifice is involved, but I've always considered it a privilege and an opportunity," he said in a 2004 speech at Emory University. He also won three Grammys and a humanitarian award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.īut his life's work went far beyond performance, with both his music and acting taking a supporting role to his activism.īelafonte's calypso, the genre of Caribbean music that drew from West African and French influences, saw him skyrocket to fame in the midst of post-World War II prosperity and suburbanization Six years later, he became the first African American to win an Emmy Award for "Tonight with Belafonte," his musical television program.
In 1954, he became the first African American man to win a Tony Award, for his role in the Broadway musical "John Murray Anderson's Almanac."
He starred in the 1957 film "Island in the Sun" as an upwardly mobile Black politician on a fictional island who becomes involved with a woman from the white elite, in one of Hollywood's earliest depictions of interracial romance. "Harry Belafonte was not only a great entertainer, but he was a courageous leader in the fight against racism and worker oppression," progressive senator Bernie Sanders wrote.Įven early in his career, Belafonte did not shy away from controversy. Legend was one of many, from all walks of American life, to send tributes singers, politicians and activists hailed Belafonte's talent, advocacy and trailblazing contributions. Harry Belafonte's signature tune was "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" "When people just thought he was singing about good times and the islands, he was always infusing messages of protest and revolution in everything he did." The album featured what would become Belafonte's signature song, "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" - he scoffed at the idea it was simply feel-good dance music, calling the track a rebellious take on workers demanding fair wages.īelafonte "used his platform in almost a subversive way because he would sneak messages in there, revolutionary messages," crooner John Legend said Tuesday at a Time magazine event. His third album, entitled "Calypso" and released in 1956, became the first LP to sell more than one million copies in the United States. On the date of publication, Muslim Farooque did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the Publishing Guidelines.Born in Harlem to a Jamaican mother and a father from the French territory of Martinique, the calypso singer and actor spent part of his childhood in Jamaica before returning to New York - a binational upbringing that shaped his musical and political outlooks, and saw him campaign tirelessly for racial equality.īelafonte's calypso, the genre of Caribbean music that drew from West African and French influences, saw him skyrocket to fame in the midst of post-World War II prosperity and suburbanization. The EDOC ETF has holdings in some of the top healthcare tech stocks, such as Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) and Laboratory Corporation of America (NYSE: LH), and i Rhythm Technologies (NASDAQ: IRTC), which offer monstrous upside ahead. This advantage is valuable in an emerging growth market like digital health, where investing may seem daunting. Investing in EDOC allows investors to capitalize on burgeoning themes within the digital health sector without worrying about individual stock picking.
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