Harry Belafonte's Antics Got Oprah Thinking She Dodged a Bullet

Kulture Kritic has a post on Harry Belafonte's comments that Beyonce and Jay-Z are emblamatic of the modern day black celebrity who doesn't do enough to speak out for the cause of poor blacks - i.e. the people who buy their albums and bolster their success.

 

I'll just add the caveat that I respect Belafonte's long and storied career but sometimes I feel like he just says random shit out his mouth. 

It's like how I felt about Rev. Al before he got all guzzied up by MSNBC.

But on this one Belafonte's right.  I just believe his target could've been more accurate.  I like Bey and Jay.  I'm not a stan for either but they make good music.  They're a cute couple and they make a cute baby.  But they are both risk adverse celebrities.  They ain't doing shit to mess up their brand(s).  I do LOVE Solange.  She's more counter culture than her sister and has the freedom to be so.  But that's another topic.