“How would they know how I felt? They want to do exactly what the previous enemy did. They always said they knew what we thought…They carved up our country into homelands because the ‘knew’ that we wanted to live on our own as tribes in South Africa. They thought for us.”
Legendary musician, actor, activist and humanitarian Harry Belafonte talks to Amy Goodman about his battle against racism, his mentor Paul Robeson, the power of music to push for political change, his close relationship with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the U.S. role in Haiti and offers a critique of Pres. Obama. A new documentary chronicles his life, called Sing Your Song.
Not to be missed!
BEAH: A BLACK WOMAN SPEAKS, the directorial debut of actress LisaGay Hamilton, celebrates the life of legendary African American actress, poet and political activist Beah Richards, best known for her Oscar nominated role in GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER. While Richards struggled to overcome racial stereotypes throughout her long career onstage and onscreen in Hollywood and New York, she also had an influential role in the fight for Civil Rights, working alongside the likes of Paul Robeson, W.E.B. DuBois and Louise Patterson.