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Lena Horne, a trailblazer of the arts, becomes first Black woman with Broadway theater named after her

Por: CBS News Entertainment November 03, 2022

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Lena Horne became the first Black woman in U.S. history to have a Broadway theater named in her honor on Tuesday. Horne, called a fearless agent for change by New York's governor, was a Brooklyn-born singer and actress whose career spanned decades and broke barriers. The venue now bearing her honor was built in 1926 as the Mansfield Theatre and got its first renaming in 1960 to pay tribute to New York Times drama critic Brooks Atkinson. On... + full article



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