Maybe it's shallow hero-worship on my part, but I do like to read about really talented people recognizing the phenomenal talent of others. These are some lines from a poem James Baldwin wrote for Lena Horne, from one great artist to another:

the lady is the apple
of God's eye:
He's cool enough about it
but He tends to strut a little
when she passes by

the lady is a wonder
daughter of the thunder
smashing cages
legislating rages
with the voice of ages
singing us through.

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/88932/le-sporting-club-de-monte-carlo-for-lena-horne

#1960s #civilrights #jamesbaldwin #lenahorne #poetry #blackhistory

🐈‍⬛ BLACK CATS 🐈‍⬛

Celebrities with Black Cats for Friday the 13th

#blackcats #fridaythe13th #blackcat #cats #fridaythethirteenth #celebritieswithcats #cat #chatnoir #lechatnoir #katzen #schwarzeKatze #gatonegro #chats #gatos #josephinebaker #lenahorne #ninasimone

Musical Interlude: How about some Lena? Her last recording session (although there's talk that another happened) gave us some gems. Sure, her voice wasn't what it once was, but she still had attitude and her voice and delivery reflected her experience. Here's a delightful Cole Porter song.

"It's All Right with Me," performed by Lena Horne.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3T_96pQSYE

#MusicalInterlude #LenaHorne #ColePorter #Jazz

Lena Horne, who should have had the role of Julie in Show Boat, and her friendship with Ava Gardner

#LenaHorne #AvaGardner #ShowBoat #Musicals

https://www.johnstoncountync.org/ava-gardner/blog/post/lena-horne-legend-icon-and-friend/