Sydney Poitier presenting an NAACP award to Harry Belafonte. He takes him moment to speak on black on black gun violence. #Priceless
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Cheryl 'Salt' James (@DaOnlySalt) February 02, 2013Presented tonight at the NAACP Image Awards with the Spingarn Award honoring outstanding achievement by an African American, Harry Belafonte urged blacks to get involved in the national conversation on guns.
Oh wow. Harry Belafonte is speaking on gun violence and black incarceration. You know he's not there for fluffy speeches #NAACPImage—
Film Fatale (@FilmFatale_NYC) February 02, 2013
Harry Belafonte scolds Black America during NAACP Image Awards about lackadaisical attitudes regarding gun violence.—
Phil Rhodes (@PhilR56) February 02, 2013
Harry Belafonte is speaking to the congregation about why we are silent on this issue of Gun Violence—
A.E.Shuler (@A_Shuler) February 02, 2013
"In the gun game, we are the most hunted." Harry Belafonte #ImageAwards—
Charlotte A. (@CharlotteDreams) February 02, 2013
Harry Belafonte challenging black America and leaders to speak to the carnage of gun violence on African-American youth. #ImageAwards #NAACP—
Phillip M. Bailey (@phillipmbailey) February 02, 2013
"Why are we mute? Where are our leaders, our legislators? Where is the church?"–Harry Belafonte on gun violence #NAACPImageAwards—
Juliana Stratton (@JulianaStratton) February 02, 2013
Let us not be charged with patriotic treason. Now is the time to speak out about gun control. Harry Belafonte #naacpimageawards—
(@PastorChaney) February 02, 2013
"Let us not sit back silently. Let us not be charged with patriotic treason." Listen to this man! I hear Malcolm! #harrybelafonte—
sm (@sade_km) February 02, 2013
Belafonte: Let us not be charged with patriotic treason. Our kids are waiting for us to change the system …—
Rev Dr Susan K Smith (@cassady2euca) February 02, 2013
We commit #patriotictreason allowing #prison industry sell us the idea that black and brown families deserve #incarceration 4 profit.—
Candelario Vazquez (@metzlisol) February 02, 2013
"The group most devastated by America's obsession with the gun are African Americans." – Harry Belafonte #NAACPImageAwards—
(@MiaTheStylist) February 02, 2013
The river of blood that flows along the streets of our nation is mostly rich with Black Blood! WOW!!!!! #HarryBelafonte #NAACPImageAwards—
Kevin Bond (@ItsKevinBond) February 02, 2013
The river of blood that washes the streets of our nation, flows mostly from the bodies of our black children.-Harry Belafonte #NAACP—
(@OWNViewers) February 02, 2013
Belafonte talks about "rivers of blood" in our streets due to gun policy; Jamie Foxx talks about QT's "courage" #imageawards—
Charles Aaron (@Charles_Aaron) February 02, 2013
Not everyone was as impressed with Belafonte’s passionate anti-gun speech.
Harry Belafonte is on the NAACP Image Awards spewing propaganda blaming legal gun owners 4 the problems of gangs & illegal guns in cities.—
TJ Chilly Willy (@streetscoop) February 02, 2013
