Kemberly Richardson sat down with the Belafontes, who shared touching and at times funny stories about a man who had many layers.
Friday, March 1, 2024 6:00PMA celebration of life gets underway Friday night in honor of the late Harry Belafonte on what would have been the actor, singer and activist's 97th birthday.A larger-than-life personality, Belafonte inspired and challenged those around him to do better and, as his son, David, told Eyewitness News, to fix things.
The measure of one's character isn't solely based on what they do in life. It's also about what one leaves behind after they die."He was one of the first Black men of his caliber to take on the spaces he did," said granddaughter Sarafina Belafonte. "And so there's not a guide book for that. He was writing it himself, and I think as he got older and as those lessons were learned, he was able to show up for us in such a special and incredible way.
"I rode in two lanes for so much of my life," said David. "It put an interesting and difficult challenge on a father-son relationship because so much of the professional side was prevalent all the time." "He would see there's a problem, then he would highlight it," she said. "He would get everyone to try and fix it. Many of those problems that he did highlight have not been fixed yet, so that's up to us to do.""When we were by a pool - and he'd always wear Speedos, and then he'd always have the silver reflecting thing to get tanned - I found it hilarious," said grandson Amadeus Belafonte.
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