“Sing Your Song” Review

"Sing Your Song" Review

Harry Belafonte

“Sing your Song,” one of two opening night documentaries, is a moving portrait of Harry Belafonte, an entertainer turned activist, who became a vocal member of the civil rights movement. Activism was, in many ways, thrust upon him. As a black entertainer singing for white audiences in the 50s and 60s, even a gesture as small as holding a white woman’s hand on stage was considered a revolutionary act. As his fame grew

Jessica Weisberg is a writer currently living in Chicago. Her writing has appeared in The Nation, n+1, AlterNet, The American Prospect, and newyorker.com, among other publications. She worked as a fa ...read more

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