Lena Horne was a groundbreaking singer, actress, and civil rights activist who starred in the musical Stormy Weather and became the first Black woman to sign a long-term contract with a major Hollywood studio. Despite this achievement, racism severely shaped her career. She was often filmed in separate scenes so that theaters in the segregated South could easily cut her out, and she was strictly forbidden from having romantic scenes with white actors. “I was a butterfly pinned to a column,” she

17K views · 989 reactions | Lena Horne sings with Judy Garland on "The Judy Garland Show" in 1963. You can watch the whole clip of them singing a medley of each other's songs on YouTube. #LenaHorne #JudyGarland #vintageblackglamour | Vintage Black Glamour | Facebook

Lena Horne sings “Where Or When” ❤️ (From “Words and Music” - 1948) | Vintage Glamour