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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
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

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