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Remembering Lena Horne on the centennial of her birth

This year’s centennials of jazz giants Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk and Ella Fitzgerald have been celebrated around the world. But one centenarian of legendary stature has been unjustly overlooked: Lena Horne. A superb singer, radiant movie star and unstoppable civil rights activist, Horne...

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Remembering Lena Horne on the centennial of her birth

Chicago Tribune — This year’s centennials of jazz giants Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk and Ella Fitzgerald have been celebrated around the world. But one centenarian of legendary stat... more info

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