Lena Horne - a lady not for turning

Throughout a career that brought international acclaim, the showbiz legend never softened her firm stance against racismIf she could have swallowed her pride, Lena Horne could have had an easy life. Born into a middle-class African-American family in New York in 1917, she was beautiful, talented and ambitious. At the age of 16, much to her family's disapproval, she auditioned as a chorus dancer at the famous Cotton Club, and got the job. She followed this up by taking voice lessons, sang with th...

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