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FILE - In this May 17, 1960 file photo, entertainer and activist Harry Belafonte speaks during an equal rights rally in New York. Belefonte's documentary film "Sing Your Song," premieres Monday, Oct. 17, at 10 p.m. EDT on HBO.(AP Photo/Jacob Harris, file)
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12-8-10 a portrait of Harry Belafonte is included in "Let Your Motto be Resistance: African American Portraits," installed Wednesday at the DuSable Museum, for the opening of this temporary exhibit on December 13. photo by Jean Lachat/Sun-Times
Harry Belafonte in recent years has been positively Kanye-esque in his outspokenness. The 85-year-old singer — a revered icon in American pop music, the King of Calypso, the resonant voice behind the 1956 classic “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)” — has tallied headlines for his …