 Belafonte also acted in several TV shows and films, including the groundbreaking 1957 film Island in the Sun. That was charity, Mr. Fleury. What we want is equality. Belafonte was equally committed to social justice, working alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders. He used his platform to raise awareness on issues such as apartheid in South Africa and the fight for voting rights in the United States. Harry Belafonte passed away on April 25th at the age of 96.