Belafonte honored for activism at Mass. event

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Singer and activist Harry Belafonte is being honored at a ceremony in Massachusetts for his commitment to civil rights and humanitarian causes in the United States, South Africa and elsewhere.

Belafonte will receive the Desmond Tutu Social Justice Award on Saturday evening in Cambridge. Actor Danny Glover is also expected to attend the event that also celebrates the accomplishments of South Africa Partners, a Boston-based nonprofit dedicated to the development of partnerships that benefits the U.S. and South Africa.