Lena Horne, the singer, actress and civil rights activist who paved the way for many African Americans died this Sunday, May 9, 2010 at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York. Horne died at the age of 92.
Horne, who is actually from Brooklyn, New York became the first African-American performer to be put under contract by a major studio in 1942. Her work has been honored through several awards based on her success. She had done it all from the Cotton Club at age 16 to Broadway Musicals, to shows like Sesame Street and more.
She was truly a "SheSoAmbitious" type of woman and once again we have lost a good role model.Check out some clips of Lena Horne:
Stormy Weather
Sesame Street
Cosby Show
