Jay-Z and Harry Belafonte attend"Decoded" book release at New York Public Libaray - Celeste Bartos Forum on Nov. 15, 2010 in New York City.
The virtual party -- which will also include Common, Chuck D, Aloe Blacc & more -- will be held Sunday at 7 p.m. ET.will turn 94 years old on March 1. To honor his birthday, a cadre of friends and famous fans are gathering on Sunday for a virtual event that will feature performances, video tributes and testimonials by civil rights and racial justice leaders, politicians, artists, athletes and more.
Belafonte founded the org in 2005 after seeing a news story of a 5-year-old Black girl who was cuffed and arrested in her Florida classroom for “being unruly.” Since then, the organization’s mission is to build a movement to end child incarceration while working to eliminate racial inequities.
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