A man and his music that helped shape our Black world…

My love for Harry Belafonte is deep and unwavering. He knew, as many did then, the importance of ALL of our “Being.” But we cannot overlook the interviewer, Gwen Ifill, who’s also no longer with us — who asked the questions that needed to be asked.

The above interview happened 11 years ago. Here’s another, deeper, more intense set of views he shared 10 years ago in which he speaks more about his political views: