Lena Horne, who was the first black performer to be signed to a long-term contract by a major Hollywood studio and who went on to achieve international fame as a singer, died on Sunday night at New ...

While Lena Horne deserves as many written tributes as her death will inspire, let’s take a moment to watch – and listen – to her amazing charisma in action: In her Hollywood years, performing her ...

WASHINGTON, May 10 (Reuters) - Entertainer Lena Horne, a show-stopping beauty who battled racism in a frustrating effort to become Hollywood's first black leading lady and later won acclaim as a ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up Jazz legend Lena Horne passed away yesterday at the age of 92. A ...

A beautiful African-American songstress who played a critical role in breaking Hollywood’s color barrier Brooklyn-born Lena Horne was the first black performer to be signed to a long-term contract by ...

Lena Horne, the velvet-voiced chanteuse who went from Cotton Club chorus girl to singing and movie star, famed for her interpretation of “Stormy Weather,” died Sunday in New York. She was 92. Renowned ...