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Harry Belafonte (Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was a singer, actor, and civil rights activist, who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s. His career breakthrough album Calypso (1956) was the first million-selling LP by a single artist.

He was in Harlem, the son of Jamaican-born parents Harold George Bellanfanti Sr., who worked as a chef, and Melvine Love, a housekeeper.

He is known for his recording of “The Banana Boat Song”, with its signature lyric “Day-O”. He has recorded and performed in many genres, including blues, folk, gospel, show tunes, and American standards. He has starred in several films, including the musical Carmen Jones, Island in the Sun, and Odds Against Tomorrow.

He starred in Island in the Sun (1957), Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), Buck and the Preacher (1972), and Uptown Saturday Night (1974). He made his final feature film appearance in BlacKkKlansman (2018).

He was an early supporter of the Civil Rights Movement and was a confidant of Martin Luther King Jr. He has been an advocate for political and humanitarian causes, such as the Anti-Apartheid Movement and the USA for Africa. He has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. He was a vocal critic of the policies of the George W. Bush presidential administration. He acts as the ACLU celebrity ambassador for juvenile justice issues.

He has won three Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. He received the Kennedy Center Honors. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts. He received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Academy’s 6th Annual Governors Awards.

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1. Port Elizabeth (South Africa)

2. Unknown

3. Nairobi (Kenya)

4. Pretoria (South Africa)

5. Aburi Botanical Gardens (Ghana)

6. Cape Town (South Africa)

7. Pretoria (South Africa)

8. Harare (Zimbabwe)

9. Windhoek (Namibia)

10. Windhoek (Namibia)

To @kushandwizdom this is a rather unfair portrayal of Africa as a whole since half of these are literally just South Africa.  So Instead to add to this post and better dispel the myth of Africa as the vast wasteland of poverty most people think, I found a much more mixed collection of pics from various countries.

Luanda, Angola

Agadir, Morocco

Lagos, Nigeria

Cairo, Egypt

Port Louis, Mauritius

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

Algiers, Algeria

Tripoli, Libya

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Tunis, Tunisia

A redneck neighbor once asked my mom (in the 80s) if they had cars in Peru. Sigh.

Soil erosion is still a problem but the authorities do not appear to be listening to Jadav’s suggestions on combating the issue, according to the programme. He would like to plant coconut trees because they grow extremely straight and help prevent erosion if planted densely enough. The fruit could also be sold for economic gain.

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The Retromini (Retro mini) is a handheld console which can play GB, GBC, GBA and NES Games (SNES and Sega on RetroGame).  It has L+R triggers for GBA games and includes 508 Games into one convenient player that fits in your pocket, with the potential to hold hundreds more games with its MicroSD slot.  You can find the Retro Mini HERE!

1. RetroMini + 8gb TF Card (Frosted White)