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Lena Horne Was a ‘Political Fighter’ After Becoming ‘Unhappy’ in Hollywood: Inside Her Struggle
Closer Weekly via Yahoo News· 6 months agoLena Horne knew how to make an entrance. For her debut on L.A.’s Sunset Strip in January 1942, she...
Lena Horne Is The First Black Woman To Have A Theater On Broadway Bear Her Name
Travel Noire via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThose who know Broadway, have heard of the Gershwin and Shubert theaters, which are New York...
Lena Horne Inspired Better Black Images Onscreen — but Losing This Role Ended Her Hollywood Career
Indiewire via Yahoo News· 7 months agoDonald Bogle, who teaches at the University of Pennsylvania and New York University’s Tisch School...
The 14 fall 2023 pop culture memoirs and biographies we're most excited to read
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo News· 7 months agoHere at EW, we're pop culture junkies. If there's a behind-the-scenes story or a personal hot take...
Gift like theGrio: Gift empathy with Black biographies and memoirs
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 5 months ago2023 was an incredible year for Black memoirs and biographies — and theGrio has recommendations...
George Michael: A Life Tells The Story Of A Gifted, Tortured Soul
SPIN via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJames Gavin already has three acclaimed biographies to his credit, books about Lena Horne and Peggy...
Tuskegee nurses served their country during World War II while battling racism | DON NOBLE
The Tuscaloosa News via Yahoo News· 12 months agoPia Marie Winters Jordan is a journalist and teacher of journalism whose mother was one of the...
George Michael Became Pop Music Royalty. Then He Burned It All To The Ground.
BuzzFeed News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBefore Adam Lambert or Troye Sivan, George Michael broke down barriers for gay men in music. A new...
George Michael spent his career singing about freedom. But he never quite found it
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA new biography and documentary on the late singer tell vastly different versions of his life story,...
Pop art to ballet, reach for a coffee-table read when choosing holiday gifts
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe holidays are a great time to track down just the right coffee table reads for loved ones. This...