Harry Belafonte, calypso star and civil rights champion, dies at 96

NBC News ^ | April 25th, 2023 | Alex Johnson and Diana Dasrath

[buckalfa]

"Condolences to his family, though"

Indeed, I had a very brief encounter with Belafonte 27 years ago in of all places, Lewisburg, WV. He had come to watch a grand daughter in a dance recital. If you could put aside ideology, he was just a proud grandparent.

[cgbg]

If he was a right winger he would be called an “extremist”.

Since he was a left wing extremist he is called a “civil rights activist”.

[x]

The big news is that he was still alive.

Before he died anyway.

[Deplorable American1776]

Can’t speak ill of the dead, so I won’t. Where will he be buried so I can piss on his grave...

[DPMD]

Human face of the black minstrel who made white women squirm. Never left the plantation.

[DPMD]

Got a nice burial plot on the plantation.

[Carriage Hill]

True dat.

[cowboyusa]

This marxist is not signing where he is now, unless he did a thief on the Cross on his deathbed.

[Wilderness Conservative]

“Calypso Louie” is Louis Farrakahn. He’s another hater of everything I hold dear so he can take a dirt nap along with Mr Banana Boat.

[kenmcg]

Another commie bites the dust.

[TheElectionWasStolen]

I thought he had already died.

[Honorary Serb]

Memory Eternal!!!!

[nwrep]

By the banana boat.

[Deplorable American1776]

Harry Belafonte, Singer, Actor, Producer, Activist, Marxist.

Moron

[Deplorable American1776]

His body was, his brain died years ago...

[SuperLuminal]

He is, now, a “good” communist...

[fieldmarshaldj]

Great talent, but a devout Marxist-Stalinist. Prayers for his soul.

[fieldmarshaldj]

‘Summertime’

One of the most beautiful songs ever written. Hard to mess it up. Mahalia Jackson, Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae also did beautiful covers of it.

[PghBaldy]

He was very talented. R.I.P.