Saturday, January 26, 2008, Riverbend Centre, 4214 N. Capitol of Texas Hwy, 6:30 p.m. (Doors open at 5:45 p.m.)

MLK Keynote Address – Harry Belafonte with music by Sweet Honey in the Rock & Dede Priest

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Harry Belafonte has been called the consummate entertainer. His distinguished career spans motion pictures, television, Broadway, recordings and concerts.

Belafonte’s concert tours have been worldwide sellouts since 1956, and his charismatic live show was captured on the double album “Belafonte at Carnegie Hall”. He has also been instrumental as a patron and supporter of black musicians, including acclaimed South African artists Miriam Makemba and Hugh Masekela.

He has dedicated his life to humanitarian and civil rights causes, working with President John F. Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Nelson Mandela. Belafonte believes that his work for human rights and his artistic pursuits give him the basis for a most productive and well-balanced life. In 1985, he played a central role in organizing the USA for Africa famine relief recording of “We Are the World” and has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 1987.