Remembering Harry Belafonte
By: Nicholas Nam Last week, the world lost one of the 20th century’s greatest artists, activists, and humanitarians in Harry Belafonte, whose work and involvement influenced history from the Civil Rights movement to the South African struggle for human rights to the increased visibility of Caribbean music. Born in Harlem to a Jamaican mother and a Martinican father, Harry Belafonte spent several formative years in Jamaica before returning to…