The pioneering singer and actor Lena Horne has died at the age of ninety-two. She was the fist black performer to be signed to a long-term contract by a major Hollywood studio. In the 1950s she was blacklisted in part because of her friendship with Paul Robeson and W.E.B. Du Bois.
Pioneering Black Singer and Actor Lena Horne, 92, Dies
HeadlineMay 10, 2010