Julie Robinson Belafonte, Dancer, Actress and Activist, Dies at 95

Julie Robinson Belafonte, Dancer, Actress and Activist, Dies at 95

Julie Robinson Belafonte, a dancer, actress and, with the singer Harry Belafonte, one half of a interracial power couple who used their high profiles to aid the civil rights movement and the cause of integration in the United States, died on March 9 in Los Angeles. She was 95. Her death, at an assisted living … Read more

Harry Belafonte dead: Legendary singer was 96

Harry Belafonte dead: Legendary singer was 96

Harry Belafonte, the legendary singer famous for hits like “Banana Boat” and an activist in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s, has died. He was 96. Belafonte died Tuesday at his home in Manhattan’s Upper West Side from congestive heart failure, his publicist Ken Sunshine confirmed to The Post. Belafonte, a New York City … Read more