"My parents admired her intellect and talent ... "Clairdee's spirit reminds me so much of Lena Horne, the way she carries herself. Her spirit is strong and beautiful and loving," Carter said.

Horne—whose parents were both of mixed Black ... Here are 10 things you might not have known about the Golden Age superstar. 1. Lena Horne began performing at Harlem’s white-dominated Cotton ...

Lena Horne's singing career spanned more than 60 years. With her passionate voice and good looks, she became the first black sex symbol in the 1930s. She was born in Brooklyn. Her mother was an ...

In the early 1920s, after her parents separated ... she bookended her career with a one-woman show, “Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music,” which earned her a Tony Award. Between then, Horne ...

At age 3, Horne's parents separated and Lena was raised by her paternal grandparents until her mother took her back four years later at age 7. When Horne was 16, her mother pulled her out of ...

Lena Horne charmed millions worldwide with her rare ... Horne spent much of her life moving from foster home to foster home after her parents split and her mother — herself an aspiring performer ...

singing an ode to the Huxtable parents while introducing a new generation of fans to her music. She also shilled for the Gap, sounding amazing at 80. It's hard to pull the "best" of Lena Horne ...

When screenwriter Jenny Lumet thinks of her maternal grandmother, singer and civil rights activist Lena Horne, she remembers that she used to eat Snickers with a fork and knife. It was part of ...