Singer, Actor and Civil Rights Icon Harry Belafonte Discusses Racial Equity at W.K. Kellogg Foundation's America Healing Convening

Singer, Actor and Civil Rights Icon Harry Belafonte Discusses Racial Equity at W.K. Kellogg Foundation's America Healing Convening

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New Orleans, La. - During the course of an inspiring life that has paralleled the American civil rights movement, artist and crusader Harry Belafonte has tirelessly used his humanitarian influence to advance causes of social justice, while forging a unique career punctuated by prestigious awards and industry firsts. Filmmaker Susanne Rostock tells the rich life story of this remarkable artist and humanitarian in the intimate documentary Sing Your Song. The screening will be followed by a conversation between Harry Belafonte and Harvard Law Professor Charles Ogletree.

Who: Harry Belafonte and Professor Charles Ogletree

What: "In Conversation with Harry Belafonte," by Professor Charles Ogletree at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's America Healing Convening

When:
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
3:00pm to 6:30pm CT

Where:
Grand Ballroom
New Orleans Marriott
Grand Ballroom, 3rd Floor
555 Canal Street
New Orleans

Contact:
Jamaal Young
917.449.2748
jyoung3@webershandwick.com

About the W.K. Kellogg Foundation
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF), founded in 1930 as an independent, private foundation by breakfast cereal pioneer, Will Keith Kellogg, is among the largest philanthropic foundations in the United States. Guided by the belief that all children should have an equal opportunity to thrive, WKKF works with communities to create conditions for vulnerable children so they can realize their full potential in school, work and life.

The Kellogg Foundation is based in Battle Creek, Mich., and works throughout the United States and internationally, as well as with sovereign tribes. Special emphasis is paid to priority places where there are high concentrations of poverty and where children face significant barriers to success. WKKF priority places in the U.S. are in Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico and New Orleans; and internationally, are in Mexico and Haiti. For more information, visit www.wkkf.org.

About America Healing
WKKF launched America Healing 2010 to support programs that promote racial healing and address racial inequity, with the goal to ensure that all children in America have an equitable and promising future. In 2011, it hosted the first America Healing conference in Ashville, NC, and this year's conference is being held April 24-27, 2012, in New Orleans.

/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- April 25, 2012/

SOURCE W.K. Kellogg Foundation

W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Web Site: http://www.wkkf.org

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