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Natalie Oganesyan editorHarvey Litwin, former publicity executive for media conglomerate MCA who co-founded the Agency for the Performing Arts, has died in New York City. He was 89.In 1962, Litwin played a vital role in the launch of the APA in New York with fellow co-founders David Baumgarten, Roger Vorce and Robert Lasky.

Members of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association are gathering Sunday to vote for their annual year’s best in movies. The group will begin deliberating over winners in 14 categories, honoring a winner and a runner-up.

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Dave McNary Film ReporterAlfre Woodard will star as civil rights and voting rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer in a forthcoming limited series for ABC Studios, Variety has learned exclusively.Woodard is executive producing along with Carl Beverly, Sarah Timbermann, Roderick Spencer and Harry Belafonte, while Gina Belafonte serves as a producer.Hamer rose from sharecropping in the Mississippi Delta to become a driving force in the voting rights movement, a prominent voice for civil rights and

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorRobert L. Lasky, the motion picture attorney who co-founded Agency of the Performing Arts, died of complications from sepsis in New York on Sept.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticRobert L. Lasky, attorney and cofounder of Agency of the Performing Arts whose clients once included Liberace, Johnny Cash and Harry Belafonte, died Sept.

NEW YORK -- Harry Belafonte made history in early 1968. But it was lost to history.While the Vietnam War was raging and civil unrest was convulsing American cities, TV talk show host Johnny Carson did something special: He stepped away from “The Tonight Show” perch for a week.Then something even more special happened: Belafonte took over.For five nights, the Black singer, actor and activist entertained white middle America with his cool wit and an astonishing array of guests — the Rev.

Harry Belafonte is reacting to the doctored video released by a senior aide to Donald Trump.

Back in 2011, the legendary entertainer Harry Belafonte appeared to be sleeping during an interview after he lost audio contact with a local California television station.

the trailer, which asks “What if Africa had colonized Europe?” above.Also Read: Harry Belafonte and Malcolm Jenkins Documentaries Lead Peacock Original Films SlateHere is the official synopsis from Peacock:“NOUGHTS + CROSSES imagines an alternate universe in which history happened in racial reverse. In this world, Africa – or “Aprica” – invaded Europe centuries ago, enslaving its people.

Also Read: A 'Madagascar' Prequel Series Is Coming to Peacock and Hulu - Watch the Trailer (Video)“When I started this film, I thought that I was telling the story of Harry Belafonte’s historic achievement as the first African American to host a full week of late night television,” director Yoruba Richen said in a statement.

Will Thorne Staff WriterPeacock has unveiled a slate of original films, all of which will debut on the service in September.The NBCU streamer, which launched nationally just over a month ago, will premiere a doc on Harry Belafonte’s brief stint hosting “The Tonight Show,” Emilio Estevez’s pic “The Public,” starring Alec Baldwin, and a doc from NFL star Malcolm Jenkins which celebrates the humanity of Black men and boys.“The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show” was supposed to launch

Beyonce joined the ranks of activists like Muhammad Ali and Harry Belafonte on Sunday (June 28) when the 2020 BET Awards honored her with the BET Humanitarian Award during its socially distanced broadcast.

Ted Johnson John Legend is executive producing a series of four virtual fundraising events over the next month aimed at helping House Speaker Nancy Pelosi maintain Democratic control of the chamber, with a lineup of celebrity participants that includes Barbra Streisand, Barry Manilow, Harry Belafonte, Julia Roberts and Jennifer Lawrence.The events, called Hold the House, will be a virtual event series to raise money for the House Victory Fund, with tickets starting at $1,000 per person and

There’s never been a better time to read up. Harlem’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a part of the New York Public Library system, has just released its Black Liberation Reading List to mark its 95th anniversary and to respond to the global protests in support of Black Lives Matter.  The list is 95 books long and focuses on titles by black authors, many whose papers are included in the Schomburg collection: Think James Baldwin, Maya Angelou, Ann Petry and Harry Belafonte.

Last week, the musician and actor Janelle Monáe sent a message to her 4.7 million social media followers, offering a remarkable delineation of the responsibilities of modern pop stars. “I do not consider myself an activist or an organizer,” she wrote amid ongoing protests decrying the racist killings of Black victims like George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor.

Peter White Television EditorIn times of national crisis, many Americans turn to late-night television to help understand and process what’s going on.Late-night has a history of summing up the mood of the nation, from Harry Belafonte interviewing Martin Luther King during the riots of 1968 when he guest-hosted The Tonight Show, through to Arsenio Hall’s interview with LA Mayor Tom Bradley after the LA Riots in 1992 and David Letterman’s emotional monologue after 9/11.That has never been clearer

“Glee” star Amber Riley belted out Beyonce’s “Freedom” at one of the protests following George Floyd’s death.

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The Hot Docs Canadian Documentary Festival on Tuesday unveiled its 2020 lineup, selected before the COVID-19 crisis forced organizers to postpone the Toronto live event, initially set for April 30 to May 10. "The festival was locked and loaded.

Country star Maren Morris is a new mum.

Maren Morris is trying to dance her way to delivery after revealing she is ready to become a mom.