Too black to be successful, too resolved to lost by Milota Sidorova

Sunday 9th May. Another interesting and groundbreaking story has died at the age of 92.New Yorker Lena Horne, famous Afro-American actress, singer and enterteiner died in the hospital. Although this seems to be quite average sentence, Lena Horne was one of pioneers and powers disturbing race intolerance in America. She was born to the time, black artists were not respected, except being jazzmen or background music groups. The truth is, the image of black man was not extending this border. What do you think could be the image of black woman, never mind how talented she was?Imagine yourself in such skin. Dying from desire to be accepted, to create art, to be successful altho! ugh your parents were taking low paid jobs, although your background was certainly not favorable and “in” enough to be the grand star. But this was certainly the background of Lena Horne. Her talent and beauty however, brought her first movie pieces, if we can call them so. In the movies, she appeared as a singer, she had nothing to do with the plot and sometimes the editor cut her out from the whole movie, because it was adressed to South audience that had had troubles watching Afro-American actor or singer in the movie. Her first role came in 1969 when she appeared in “Death of a Gunfighter”as a brothel madam. After that she only got one movie role of Glinda the Good Witch in “The Wiz”, an all black adaptation of “The Wizzard of Oz.”Until that moment all Afro-American actresses were getting the roles of servants and prostitutes.Although she didn't conquer Hollywood, she impressed as a singer and returned to New York.She was ! on of the first to prepare the ground for future generation of! Afro-Am erican actors and actresses. And that is as important as her bitter end. Lena Horne was able to fight intolerance of the system whe was threw in. Not many of us can ever find this courage. For that Lena Horne, we owe you our thanks.

related story (sgx17255): http://www.france24.com/en/20100510-lena-horne-obituary-new-...

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