Calypso music
Style of music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago
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| 2023 | Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam filed a lawsuit against the Anti-Defamation League and the Simon Wiesenthal Center for defamation damages amounting to USD $4.8 billion, claiming false characterizations as anti-Semites. |
| April 25 2023 | Harry Belafonte died from congestive heart failure at his home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, at the age of 96. |
| 2022 | Harry Belafonte was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Early Influence category. |
| 2021 | To celebrate the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, Farrakhan performed the Violin Concerto in D Major Op. 61 with the New World Symphony. |
| 2020 | The New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture announced the acquisition of Harry Belafonte's vast personal archive. |
| 2020 | Harry Belafonte hosted 'The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte hosts the Tonight Show'. |
| July 4 2020 | Farrakhan delivered a three-hour speech on Revolt TV's YouTube channel, making claims against Jewish individuals and asserting that he does not hate the Jewish people despite his controversial statements. |
| March 1 2020 | Harry Belafonte celebrated his 93rd birthday at Harlem's Apollo Theater, culminating in a singalong of 'Banana Boat Song' led by rapper Doug E. Fresh. |
| 2019 | Farrakhan insisted during his speech at the church that he was neither a misogynist nor a homophobe and maintained that he did not hate Jewish people. |
| May 2019 | Farrakhan was banned from Facebook, along with other individuals deemed extremists, with antisemitism believed to be the reason for his removal. |
| May 2019 | In a speech at Saint Sabina Catholic Church in Chicago, Farrakhan claimed he had 'never been arrested' for 'drunken driving' and questioned the animosity against him, referring to it as a response to his Facebook ban. |
| February 20 2019 | At the Nation of Islam's annual Saviour's Day gathering, Farrakhan declared, 'I represent the Messiah. I represent the Jesus and I am that Jesus.' |
| 2018 | Louis Farrakhan again praised Donald Trump for 'destroying every enemy that was an enemy of our rise', which included critical government entities such as the Department of Justice and the FBI. |
| 2018 | He made his final feature film appearance in Spike Lee's 'BlacKkKlansman'. |
| December 7 2018 |
Beetlejuice
Waxwork Records released a remastered vinyl edition of the Beetlejuice soundtrack
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| October 2018 | Twitter announced it would not suspend Farrakhan's account after he tweeted a comparison of Jews to termites, stating he had not broken the site's rules. |
| June 2018 | Louis Farrakhan lost his verified status on Twitter after asserting that the Harvey Weinstein scandal was about 'Jewish power'. |
| June 2 2018 | Louis Farrakhan Jr., Farrakhan's eldest son, died. |
| February 2018 | In his Saviours' Day speech, Farrakhan described 'the powerful Jews' as his enemy and echoed derogatory comments made by others about Jews' influence in media. |
| 2017 | Belafonte released When Colors Come Together, an anthology produced by his son, featuring updated versions of his earlier works. |
| January 21 2017 | Belafonte served as an honorary cochairman of the Women's March on Washington, which occurred the day after Donald Trump's presidential inauguration. |
| 2016 | During the Republican Party presidential primaries, Louis Farrakhan praised Donald Trump, stating that he was the only candidate who had been upfront with the Jewish community about not wanting their money. |
| 2016 | Harry Belafonte endorsed Vermont U.S. senator Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primaries, affirming that Sanders represents opportunity and a moral imperative in politics. |
| 2015 | Farrakhan accused 'Israelis and Zionist Jews' of involvement in the September 11 attacks. |
| 2015 | Louis Farrakhan led the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March, titled 'Justice or Else'. |
| August 2015 | At an event in Milwaukee, Louis Farrakhan stated, 'White people deserve to die, and they know, so they think it's us coming to do it.' |
| 2014 | Apple's iTunes Store formally recognized calypso and soca as distinct catalog genres, marking a significant milestone for the music genre's digital representation and visibility. |
| 2014 | He received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Academy's 6th Annual Governors Awards. |
| 2014 | Belafonte attended the event 'Revolution and Religion,' a dialogue between Bob Avakian and Cornel West at Riverside Church in New York City. |
| March 2014 | Belafonte was awarded an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music in Boston. |
| January 11 2014 | Belafonte was inducted as an honorary member of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. |
| 2013 | On Saviours Day, the Nation of Islam held its third Dianetic graduation ceremony, announcing that nearly 8,500 members had undergone Dianetic auditing, and had graduated 1,055 auditors with a total of 82,424 hours of auditing delivered. |
| 2013 | Harry Belafonte was named a grand marshal of the New York City Pride Parade, an event that also honored Edie Windsor and Earl Fowlkes. |
| December 2013 | Farrakhan announced that he had not appeared publicly for two months due to a heart attack he suffered in October. |
| May 16 2013 | During a visit to Detroit, Farrakhan made antisemitic remarks, accusing President Obama of surrounding himself with 'Satan...members of the Jewish community.' |
| February 1 2013 | Belafonte received the NAACP's Spingarn Medal, recognizing his contributions alongside previous awardees like Constance L. Rice. |
| January 2013 | Farrakhan began a weekly lecture series titled 'The Time and What Must Be Done,' in which he prophesied the downfall of the United States if his warnings were ignored. |
| January 29 2013 | Belafonte was the keynote speaker and honoree for the MLK Celebration Series at the Rhode Island School of Design, discussing the role of artists as activists. |
| December 9 2012 | In an interview with Al Sharpton on MSNBC, Belafonte expressed his dismay over the opposition many political leaders had towards Obama’s policies after his reelection. |
| 2011 | Harry Belafonte released the album 'Sing Your Song'. |
| 2011 | Belafonte's memoir 'My Song' was published by Knopf Books. |
| 2011 | The documentary film 'Sing Your Song', featuring Belafonte's contributions to the civil rights movement and social justice, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. |
| 2011 | Belafonte commented on the Obama administration, indicating that President Obama felt no threat in addressing concerns for the poor. |
| October 2011 | Following the death of Muammar Gaddafi, Farrakhan blamed Obama's advisors, referring to them as 'wicked demons.' |
| May 28 2011 | During a speech at the American Clergy Leadership Conference, Louis Farrakhan criticized President Barack Obama for his military actions in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya, labeling him as an 'assassin' and 'murderer'. Farrakhan remarked on how he had previously supported Obama, describing him as a 'beautiful human being' who had changed. |
| March 31 2011 | In a Chicago press conference, Farrakhan discussed President Obama's support for Libyan rebels, claiming it would lead to divine punishments for black sufferings, and criticized the influence of money and Zionist control in the U.S. government. |
| 2010 | Harry Belafonte released the album 'Motherland'. |
| May 8 2010 | Louis Farrakhan publicly announced his embrace of Dianetics and encouraged members of the Nation of Islam to undergo auditing from the Church of Scientology. |
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