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FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2014 file photo, Harry Belafonte arrives at the charity gala Ein Herz fuer Kinder (A heart for children) in Berlin. Belafonte will celebrate his 90th with a new musical project featuring a children’s choir singing one of his famous songs, ‘Island In the Sun,’ an an attempt to promote racial harmony. (AP Photo/Steffi Loos, File)

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Harry Belafonte speaks after receiving an honorary doctor of music degree from Berklee College of Music at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston, Thursday, March 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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Harry Belafonte, second from left, playfully sticks out his tongue after receiving an honorary doctor of music degree from Berklee College of Music President Roger H. Brown, right, at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston, Thursday, March 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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Harry Belafonte laughs while speaking after receiving an honorary doctor of music from Berklee College of Music at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston, Thursday, March 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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Harry Belafonte, center left, stands with Berklee College of Music President Roger H. Brown, center right, after receiving an honorary doctor of music degree at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston, Thursday, March 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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"What a blessing," singer Harry Belafonte says about his life, which includes a key role in the civil rights movement. HBO will air a biography titled "Sing Your Song" about the "activist who turned artist" starting Monday at 10 p.m. (Associated Press)