There was a tribute Wednesday night for legendary artist and activist Harry Belafonte as fans gathered to remember him. alecia__reid reports from Lincoln Center, where the crowd sang along with performers.
The Impact Children's Chorus serenaded the crowd. Many who came from far and wide enjoyed learning more about the well-renowned actor, musician and activist., those were the people I grew up hearing about, and then later on in life, I learned about his activism," Park Slope resident Alison Duff-Gbaje said.
"It's great that people still appreciate and remember him, what he meant to the civil rights movement, and to folk music and Caribbean music," Park Slope resident Kenny Bruno said. Shanta Thake, Lincoln Center's chief artistic officer, says the Belafonte Family Foundation reached out and thought it would be a great space for gathering -- and it was.
"He has galvanized so much of what of what we think about, of what it means to be an artist and an artist that's so deeply embedded in his own values," Thake said.
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