Happy Birthday Lena Horne

Clay Cane  Jun 30 08

Today, we casually toss around words like "icon" and "legend", barely understanding what it means to be break barriers, set the standard and create a new standard. Anyone of any race, gender, orientation, era, or class can break barriers. But, being a black female entertainer during a tumultuous time in an American history and not ending in tragedy like many others (Josephine Baker, Dorothy Full story...

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