Harry Belafonte Gathers Celebrity Line-Up for Police Brutality PSA “Against The Wall”

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Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte is one of a growing number of celebrities taking a stand against rampant police brutality and racial injustice. Belafonte is a musical legend, known for calypso style rhythms and “The Banana Boat Song.” He has gathered a team of celebrities, including Michael B. Jordan; Danny Glover; Michael K. Williams; civil rights lawyer, Van Jones; reporter Marc Lamont Hill; and artist Sophia Dawson, for a PSA against police violence called “Against the Wall.”

The public service announcement features the celebrities up against a wall in black and white, while police audio of well known shootings play in the background. Belafonte started a social justice organization called Sankofa. Its mission hopes to “enlist the support of today’s most celebrated artists and influential individuals in collaboration with grassroots partners to elevate the voices of the disenfranchised and promote justice, peace, and equality.”

Harry Belafonte

Early in his life, Belafonte was inspired by Dr Martin Luther King, with the two becoming friends in the 1950’s. Belafonte used his influence as a musician to spread his voice for equality and social change in the 1960’s. He was present with Dr King when he gave his “I have a Dream” speech in Washington DC, in 1968. He garnered some controversy, when in 2006, he called President George Bush “the greatest terrorist in the world.” Needless to say, Belafonte has been an advocate of social change and equality his entire life.

Find out more about Harry Belafonte and his social justice organization at https://www.sankofa.org/


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