Harry Belafonte

In the gun game, we are the most hunted. The river of blood that washes the streets of our nation flows mostly from the bodies of our black children.

Artists are the gatekeepers of truth. We are civilization’s anchor. We are the compass for humanity’s conscience.

You can cage the singer but not the song.

I've always been supportive of the right of Israel as a state, and I've always fought against anti-Semitism, even in my own community.

Art in its highest form is art that serves and instructs society and human development.

Anti-democracy...is a virus that exists, and pro-democracy is the antibody to that virus, and I think we have to become vigilant, and we have to stay on top of the issues of democracy and freedom.

Children who have lost parents to HIV/AIDS are not only just as deserving of an education as any other children, but they may need that education even more. Being part of a school environment will prepare them for the future, while helping to remove the stigma and discrimination unfortunately associated with AIDS.

The USA has more people in prison that any other country, including countries with much larger populations. 13% of the population is black but 80% of the people in prison are black, mostly for soft crimes.

Our foreign policy has made a wreck of this planet. I'm always in Africa... And when I go to these places I see American policy written on the walls of oppression everywhere.

Each and every one of you has the power, the will and the capacity to make a difference in the world in which you live in