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Belafonte to be honored at Indiana Black Expo

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INDIANAPOLIS -

Singer and activist Harry Belafonte will be given this year's Living Legend Award by the Indiana Black Expo in July.

Black Expo President and Chief Executive Tanya Bell says the term legend is sometimes casually applied to celebrities, but says Belafonte is genuinely legendary. The 85-year-old performer has pushed for political and social change for years.

Belafonte worked closely with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and once bailed him out of jail in Birmingham, Ala. Belafonte also helped fund the inter-racial "Freedom Rides" that challenged Southern segregation, and helped organize the 1963 March on Washington.

Indiana Black Expo reported attendance of nearly 242,000 people at its 11-day Summer Celebration event last in Indianapolis. Belafonte is scheduled to attend the corporate luncheon on July 20.

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