Belafonte to Speak at Popejoy

An Evening with Harry Belafonte: Thursday, April 19, 2007, at 7 PM, in Albuquerque's Popejoy Hall on the University of New Mexico campus. Tickets: $30, $25, $20 at UNM Ticket Offices, www.unmtickets.com, 925-5858, or Raley’s Supermarkets

Presented by The University of New Mexico, Office of the President in cooperation with Africana Studies and African-American Student Services. (This is not a musical performance.) Belafonte:

• First African-American producer in television
• Served President Kennedy as cultural advisor to the Peace Corps
• Served on the Board of Directors, Southern Christian Leadership Conference
• Chaired the New York State Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission
• Created the New York State Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute for Nonviolence
• Awarded the Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Prize
• First recipient of the Nelson Mandela Courage Award
• UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
• Received the Danny Kaye Award from the U.S. Committee for UNICEF
• Hosted the World Summit for Children held at the United Nations

• Belafonte
• Direct link to Belafonte tix online