Harry Belafonte endorses Public Advocate Bill de Blasio for mayor

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By Jennifer Fermino / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Legendary entertainer and human rights activist Harry Belafonte has decided to endorse Public Advocate Bill de Blasio for mayor, the Daily News has learned.

Belafonte, a Harlem native, based the decision largely on de Blasio’s outspoken support of legislation that would expand the ability to sue over racial profiling by NYPD officers.

The endorsement of the iconic African-American actor and singer is a setback to the only black candidate in the race, former Controller William Thompson, who has been working to energize black voters to support his candidacy.

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