Rest easy Lena Mary Calhoun Horne

She was 92 years old. She was the first black performer to be signed to a long term contract among other things. She passed away at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.






Is that Alicia or is her? Can you tell?



Your presence and grace touched us all. Thank you!


“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” - Lena Horne







When she sang to Dr. Huxtable on his birthday...