DCentric » Harry Belafonte http://dcentric.wamu.org Race, Class, The District. Wed, 16 May 2012 20:20:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Copyright © WAMU DCentric Picks: Harry Belafonte Book Talk http://dcentric.wamu.org/2011/12/dcentric-picks-harry-belafonte-book-talk/ http://dcentric.wamu.org/2011/12/dcentric-picks-harry-belafonte-book-talk/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:00:03 +0000 Elahe Izadi http://dcentric.wamu.org/?p=12976 Continue reading →]]>

Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images

What: Singer, actor and activist Harry Belafonte book talk.

Where: Busboys and Poets, 14th and V streets, NW.

When: 5 p.m., Sunday.

Cost: Free.

Why you should go: Belafonte is one of the most prominent celebrities-turned civil rights activists of the 20th century, and he has plenty of stories to share, from his role in the March On Washington to popularizing Calypso music. Belafonte, who appeared on WAMU 88.5.’s Kojo Nnamdi Show last month, will discuss his new book, “My Song: A Memoir.”

]]> http://dcentric.wamu.org/2011/12/dcentric-picks-harry-belafonte-book-talk/feed/ 1