Eugene Robinson | Lena Horne: A Glamorous Revolutionary

Eugene Robinson: "'Lena Horne is coming on!' When I was growing up, those words were the signal to drop everything and rush to the family room, where Ed Sullivan or Perry Como or Dean Martin had just announced the next performer. At the time, I didn't understand why it was unthinkable to miss one of Horne's appearances. I didn't yet realize that she was one of one of the most significant American entertainers of the 20th century - and certainly didn't realize how burdened she was by her trailblazing success."

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