In the 1950s, when segregation was still widespread, his ascent to the upper echelon of show business was historic. But his primary focus was civil rights.
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Harry Belafonte Knows a Thing or Two About New York
The city native, about to turn 90, looks back at a glorious past and wonders what his next act will be.
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Andre Braugher, the Undercover Comedian of ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’
After roles ranging from Henry V to ‘Homicide’ detective, America’s most unlikely funny man has his biggest hit.