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Lena Horne Gets Broadway Theater Named After Her

Horne died in 2010 due to congestive heart failure.
11/04/2022

Lena Horne Gets Broadway Theater Named After Her

The famed actress becomes the first Black woman to have a theater named in her honor
11/03/2022

This Day in Black History: June 30, 1917

Screen legend Lena Horne was born.
06/30/2020
Geoffrey Holder

Ten Things You Should Know About Geoffrey Holder

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The Cosby Show

Musical Guests on The Cosby Show

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Being Mary Jane: Episode 2 Soundtrack - You loved the music from episode 1, so get ready for the sounds of episode 2. "Ne Me Quitte Pas" - Nina SimoneAt the top of Being Mary Jane while Mary Jane is torn and full of confusion, Nina Simone's "Ne Me Quitte Pas" is woven perfectly into the scene.(Photo: Getty Images)

The 15 Most Influential Black Style Icons

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Lena Horne - The actress and singer played her own role in the civil rights movement by joining groups and refusing to accept roles that stereotyped African-American women. (Photo:  Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

This Day in Black History: May 9, 2010

Legendary performer Lena Horne dies of heart failure.
05/09/2014
Grace Jones

10 Historical Black Women in Fashion

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This Day in Black History: May 7, 1943

The SS George Washington Carver was launched.
05/07/2013

This Day in Black History: Nov. 29, 1915

Composer Billy Strayhorn was born.
11/29/2012
Maya Angelou - The poet/author worked with both Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. She helped Malcolm X build the Organization of African American Unity, which ended after his assassination, and then served as the Northern Coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference at Dr. King's request. (Photo: Jack Sotomayor/New York Times Co./Getty Images)

14 Black Female Activists You Must Know

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