Lena Horne dies at 92; singer and civil rights activist who broke barriers
Monday, May 10, 2010 - 02:10
in Psychology & Sociology
Horne achieved a place in the pantheon of female jazz vocalists and broke ground in Hollywood as an African American star in the '40s. She also won acclaim on Broadway and as a cabaret performer. Lena Horne, the silky-voiced singing legend who shattered Hollywood stereotypes of African Americans on screen in the 1940s as a symbol of glamour whose signature song was "Stormy...