Listen in to a special interview with former dancer Julie Belafonte, speaking about her ex husband singer, actor, and activist, Harry Belafonte and her daughter Gina Belafonte. Gina Belafonte is a TV and film actress and worked with her father as coach and producer on more than six films. Gina helped found The Gathering For Justice, an intergenerational, intercultural non-profit organization working to reintroduce nonviolence to stop child incarceration.
Julie Robinson was born on September 14, 1928 in the USA. She is an actress and costume designer, known for Lust for Life (1956), Kismet (1955) and Mambo (1954). She was a member of the Katherine Dunham dance company and as second of Belafonte's three wives, was married to him for 50 years.
Julie will be in conversation with Wbai’s John Kane and Cindy Campbell.
Cambell is best know as the The 1st Lady and Mother of Hip-Hop and was the catalyst for the humble beginnings of Hip-Hop. She had the vision and talent to organize a back to school party. Little did she know that her Back To School Party was to become known as The Beginning of Hip-Hop. This establishes her as the First Hip-Hop Promoter. It was her Back To School Party she promoted in 1973 that her famous brother, The Legendary Founder of Hip-Hop D.J. Kool Herc, DJayed in the recreation room at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the West Bronx.
