This Week In….?!?
Firings, Deaths, and other news. This week has been a lightning rod for pop culture and news in general. Harry Belafonte RIP Legend Singer, Actor, and most importantly, activist has died at the age of 90. Born in Harlem to Caribbean parents, Belafonte, known for his Jamaican calypso song “Day-O” aka The Banana Boat Song, as an activist marched with Dr. Martin Luther King and bailed out protesters during the Civil Rights struggle. Belafonte helped to coordinate efforts for US Aid for Africa's starving population through the celebrity ensemble project "We Are the World" which included Diana Ross, Cindy Lauper, Lionel Ritche, Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson among a few. During the 50's he was perhaps the first nonwhite sex symbol that crossed racial lines courtesy of films Island in the Sun,” and “Carmen Jones. “That latter featuring Dorothy Dandridge, the first Black Female Sex Symbol! In 2022 he was inducted in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. One of his last appearanc