Showing posts with label death. Show all posts
Showing posts with label death. Show all posts

Monday, May 10, 2010

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!!

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Another Senseless Murder: RIP AJ, RHOA KANDI BURRESS' Fiance'







Kandi's boyfriend/fiance' that was talked about notoriously in the media and gossip sites for his lack of legitimacy as a good man for Kandi was murdered in a strip club in Atlanta, GA Friday night. Now the details are still emerging, but Fabulous Brown Girl is shocked beyond belief at this tragic and unfortunate news. Whatever went on and whatever he was dealing with behind the scenes, AJ still was a father and an important figure in many people's lives. He leaves behind six children and four mothers of his six children. I can not imagine what Kandi is going through right now at this moment.


AJ recently did an interview stating that he is a good man and that TV(media) made him seem like he didn't have it all together.

I don't know what the reason was that he was murdered in the strip club, but there is nothing that is worth a life.


CLICK HERE to read more details more on the incident.

CLICK HERE to read one of the few interviews AJ did discussing his relationship with Kandi.. not too long ago