So it looks like live broadcasts featuring brilliant people are a thing now. A very good thing, to be sure. Last year, bell hooks and Melissa Harris Perry brought down the house (and the Internet) with a lively discussion about black feminism at the New School. Not too long after that, Junot Diaz interviewed Toni Morrison at the New York Public Library. And now, the NYPL is back with more live streamed brilliance as Harris Perry takes the stage to talk with Harry Belafonte about progressive activism in a discussion that will be moderated by historian Jelani Cobb.

You can tune in and watch the whole thing live at 6:30pm EST. And follow along with us on Twitter with the hashtag #MHPBelafonte.