Rest in Power to the Fabulous Legend: Lena Horne

Last night legendary actress, jazz singer, and civil rights activist, Lena Horne passed away at age 92.

Horne was a beautiful woman who broke many barriers for our race. She was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1917 and by the age of 16 years old could be found singing in nightclubs such as the Cotton Club during the Harlem Renaissance.

Horne was a phenomenal actress, but during the 1930's and 1940's she was blacklisted in Hollywood because she was black. Of course, being a Fabulous Brown Girl, she did not let that stop her. She has appeared in many films and won many Grammy awards for her remarkable voice. She even was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award Grammy in 1989.

Horne was also a civil rights activist. She worked very hard along side Dr. Martin Luther King and with the NAACP.

Horne will always be remembered and loved by many generations. Its saddens us that in less than a month we have lost two wonderful and captivating African American women. One being Dr. Dorothy Height and the other Mrs. Lena Horne.

Both of these women were the epitome of class, elegance and grace. If we have just an ounce of their traits, we most certainly will be content.

REST IN PEACE AND POWER MS LENA HORNE! Your legacy will live on in us!!

Rest in Peace to the National Treasure: Dorothy Height

As many already know, last night the beautiful and righteous, Dr. Dorothy Height passed away of natural causes. She was a champion for Civil rights and Gender equality

Ms. Height was born in Richmond, VA in 1912. After being denied entrance into Barnard College in 1929, she attended NYU and earned a master's degree in educational psychology in 1932.

While in her 20s, Ms. Height became a social worker and civil rights activist. She joined the National Council of Negro Women and found her passion in the cause for equality for all, especially for women and African Americans. During the 1960s, the height of the civil rights movement, she started Wednesday Mississippi, that brought black and white women together to encourage discussion and understand of the racial plight and convince other women to do the same.

Ms. Height has so many other accomplishes under her belt such as leading the sorority of Delta Sigma Theta by serving as their 10th national president, as well as being an avid attendee of the National Black Family Reunion in Washington, DC.

She passed away in Howard University Hospital at the age of 98.

Fabulous Brown Girl is thankful to Dorothy Height for doing what we all aspire to do. She was always graceful but always aggressive about what she believed was right. May her soul rest in peace.