Monday, May 10, 2010

R.I.P. Lena Horne



Lena Horne died last night at age 92, at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

Lena Horne was the first African-American to be signed to a major Hollywood studio MGM, in 1942.

In addition to being a performer, she was also active in the civil rights movement.

She will be missed.



"I don't have to be an imitation of a white woman that Hollywood sort of hoped I'd become. I'm me, and I'm like nobody else.
" - Lena Horne

“You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way." -Lena Horne