Harry Belafonte receives the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 2014 Governors Awards 

Both such elegant men.....may they now rest in power.

Goosebumps! RIP to two wonderful, groundbreaking legends. Friends in life, friends in the afterlife

Congratulations to a great humanitarian. I have been a fan for 50 years.

Harry Belefonte has had a social consciousness ever since the 1950's. He is a towering giant compared to the Black celebrities of today, who have nothing to say, or nothing to stand for. Thank you for truly using your bully pulpit to speak for those with no voice.

this must be the greatest & most eloquent acceptance speech of all time.

Rest in Peace to a Great One. ~ Artist, activist, a man, Harry Belafonte.

A truly great man died yesterday. RIP Mr. Belafonte.

RIP Harry Belafonte (March 1, 1927 - April 25, 2023), age 96 You will be remembered as a legend.

There could not have been a better portrait painted on the art form known as movies. Equally there isn't a better person to paint that portrait then the legendary Harry Belafonte. Excelsior!

Rest in peace; rise in power, Mr. Belafonte.

Congratulations, Mr. Belafonte! You are truly a special man!

A man of towering strength, grace and beauty

Amazing, brilliant speech. This man is a true humanitarian, he seeks justice for all, his life is an example for us all. See the documentary about him "Sing Your Song" to get a sense of him.

It Was A Great Place Set To See Harry Belafonte And Sydney Poitier On Stage For The Honor Should Go To Both.

I just love Mr HB ! What an example of a true to the cause, unwavering on his principals human being. I feel he has not been honored enough by Americans for the remarkable commitment he has displayed fighting injustice. I wish I could meet him and hear all his stories and hopes for the future. Respect to mr HB. ❤️🙏🏽

Incredibly articulated and amazing speech by the legendary Mr. Belafonte

The best kind of member of the human family....

Two see two of the classiest, talented, educated and courageous actors of our time on the same stage is an epic moment. That is truly history on a platform. That speech was an example of the knowledge gained from surviving and remainaing dedicated to a struggle that has made a difference. Kudos to you Mr. Belafatone..kudos!!!!

Captivating and eloquent.

Thank you for your life's work & wise words. #Truth #KeepingTheDreamAlive #Respect #Love #Gratitude

R.I.P. Harry Belafonte March 1, 1927 - April 25, 2023

I truly love Mr. Belafonte. I hope that he can go one forever. I have learned so much about humanity through him and try to emulate him daily.

My favorite singer in the 1950s just continues to shine! Please, please continue to speak up so that we will all finally listen and act! A great artist and a great person!

Simply amazing!

A powerful, inspiring, provocative, and brutally honest speech by a man who has, it is true, used his celebrity as a tool for the advancement of his activism and beliefs. If, however, one suspects or wonders about his motives or agenda, one only need look at his alignment with Eleanor Roosevelt to discern the nature and direction of his concerns and efforts. Both were completely and endlessly concerned with inequality, discrimination, and oppression and both used their position, passion, and power to advocate for those with no recourse, no voice, and no power of their own.

Growing up in Africa in the late 60s and the 70s, we played Harry Belafonte's music, and knew how special he was. He took Paul Robeson's baton, and continues to soldier on, to this very day.

RIP Mr. Belafonte. A real trailblazer

1955, 15 years after my birth in the Netherlands in 1940, I started learning guitar. Harry Belafonte inspired me with his easy to listen to, happy songs. To me he was an inspiration. That was then, no TV, no computers, no mobile phones, no technology that allows every sensationalist and mudslinger to create havoc among the billion plus social media users. There were just movies, many to do with music, but it was a time of post war social institutionalization, though most people weren't aware, too busy with all the exciting new products to "make life easy". I don't go for any awards, no Logies or any other, nor for Nobel Prizes, nor for UN awards, the whole scenario is disgustingly ugly - propaganda comes in a myriad of disguises, not in the US alone, but everywhere else no less. As for Harry Belafonte, he gave millions the joy of life in his early musical career. But the one thing that happens to all great musicians and actors is that they are sucked into the political Hollywood syndrome and before long meet all those great personalities, icons and so called "leaders" and the political psychology process begins to play its game. Just like Harry Belafonte, the internet "social media" user is sucked into all those wonderful stories only to find later that people who are admired at first turned out to have a dark side or have been sucked into it. I have read most of the comments in this thread, all I can say is that people should do their homework and look into what people are made of before the system gets a hold of them. And looking into oneself wouldn't go astray either.

Powerful honest speech!!!! WOW!!!

I heard his songs over the radio growing up in the 80s but never knew this side of him.

The two Kings and distinguished men of excellence RIP

May his memory be for a blessing

Absolutely beautiful speech, thank you Harry Belafonte may your journey be be a successful one.

Fortunate, indeed, am I that I grew up watching these two magnificent men mature in their careers. Their dignity and poise have opened the eyes of many - of all races.

Truth, honor, humble, heart

I'm loving his honesty. you can hear a pin drop.

Oh how I love these men, not hard to look at either..............

Anyone wondering what class looks like...the last 12 minutes just defined it...

Rest in power king

Mr Belafonte has to be the most eloquent man out there

Congrats--Harry Belafonte.

RIP...

May god bless you Harry

I wish I was there.

He's so great. I am so happy.

Great personality and character. y🌹❤️🍀

Brilliant brilliant thank u for talking about us

Great speech!

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his command of the language is out of this world

Wonderful man

🥇🏆⭐️WE LUV PAUL ROBSON 🎬👏🏽N SYDNEY POITIER 😊🎼 N OF COURSE HARRY BELEFONTE 💝

Nothing but undiluted truth!

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1:52 that alien voice

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once the island blood

LISTEN TO THIS

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This speech should be shown at the united nations

Now, Sidney Poiter is THE class act of all time!

i wouldn't have said arabs. it would be west asia or middle easterns as we know it today. arabs are absolutely fine with the rich oil reserves

To be fair, the villains in the old Tarzan movies were mostly white explorers.

L I S T E N

As I said, I like this man. He and Sidney Portier came here from other lands and was accepted in their fields as Black pioneers. I accept their successful careers, but they jeopardize their careers by overstepping their accepted boundaries and pissing off Whites with cries of racial equality or by rallying Blacks and Whites to demand change in America. Native Black Americans would have achieved their successes without these speeches. I prefer to name people like Melvin Van Peeples, who was not accepted by White America until he had proven himself in other countries. Melvin Van Peeples did not shy away from confronting White America in his work. There were others who took the hard road to expose America's tilted mentality toward equality and social injustice. I'm just saying this to expose that Mr. Harry, you are not so special and you have not done enough in your lifetime to warrant your criticism of President of President Obama. Why don't you and your detractors give it a rest???

I'm surprised Belafonte didn't use his captive television audience to deliver one of his blistering attacks on everything that is wrong with America..The Country that has given him everything...And what "great" movie career? a couple record albums and some bit parts in movies..Really? Maureen O Hara had a movie career!..Belafonte was too busy running down his Country and singing "Day'O