Lena Horne. Stormy Weather, Stormy Life. Dead at 92

Associated Content ^ | May 10th, 2010 | Sherry Tomfeld

[stillafreemind]

In the 40s Lena wasn't singing much to mixed audiences. She fought for the right to perform for mixed audiences. In the 50s the name Lena Horne could be found blacklisted. Her association with a man called Paul Robeson was one reason and the belief that Horne was a "Communist Sympathizer" was another.

[reaganrevolutionin2010]

[WVNan]

In some southern states during the 1940s her songs were routinely edited out of those big technicolor MGM movie musicals

I grew up in Tenn & Ala. and Lena Horn was one of my favorite singers/movie star at the time. I knew nothing about discrimination because blacks were everywhere around me and part of my life. Maybe I was sheltered.