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Harold George "Harry" Belafonte, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, actor and social activist. He was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style with an international audience in the 1950s. Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing "The Banana Boat Song", with its signature lyric "Day-O". Throughout his career he has been an advocate for civil rights and... MORE

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To watch the full speech by Harry Belafonte taped by Democracy Now!, visit http://owl.li/hQVbb. Actor and activist Harry Belafonte accepted the NAACP's highest honor, the Spingarn Medal, at an awards ceremony on Friday night. "The rivers of blood that wash the streets of our nation flow mostly from the bodies of our black children," Belafonte says. "Yet, as the great debate emerges on the question of the gun, white America discusses the constitutional issues of ownership, while no one speaks to the consequences of our racial carnage. Where is the outraged voice of black America? Where and why are we mute? Where are our leaders? Where are our legislators? Where is the church?" Democracy Now!, is an independent global news hour that airs weekdays on 1,100+ TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/democracynow Listen on SoundCloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe