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...

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