The Exquisite Lena Horne Has Passed At 92!

Oh,I knew it was "Stormy Weather" on Mother's Day for a reason.A whirlwind of beauty & talent named Lena Horne has gone to that "Cabin The Sky." She was 92.

Lena Horne was an all-around entertainer.She could sing,act,& dance.And she had brains to go along with her creative attributes.Ms. Horne worked with Eleanor Roosevelt to pass anti-lynching laws.She did more than give back to her community.Lena Horne was a civil rights activist who used her celebrity to affect real change in America.She worked tirelessly against racial discrimination.

Lena Horne opened the door for other African-Americans in so many different areas.She will never be forgotten.Here's more from The Washington Post:

"Lena Horne, 92, an electrifying performer who shattered racial boundaries by changing the way Hollywood presented black women and who enjoyed a six-decade singing career on stage, television and in films, died Sunday at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

Ms. Horne, considered one of the most beautiful women in the world, came to the attention of Hollywood in 1942. She was the first black woman to sign a meaningful long-term contract with a major studio, a contract that said she would never have to play a maid.

"What people tend not to fully comprehend today is what Lena Horne did to transform the image of the African American woman in Hollywood," said Donald Bogle, a film historian.

"Movies are a powerful medium and always depicted African American women before Lena Horne as hefty, mammy-like maids who were ditzy and giggling," Bogle said. "Lena Horne becomes the first one the studios begin to look at differently. . . . Really just by being there, being composed and onscreen with her dignity intact paved the way for a new day" for black actresses.

He said Ms. Horne's influence was apparent within a few years of her leaving Hollywood, starting with actress Dorothy Dandridge's movie work in the 1950s. Later, Halle Berry, who won the 2001 best actress Oscar for "Monster's Ball," called Ms. Horne an inspiration."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

Is Lawrence Taylor A Rapist?

Is Lawrence Taylor a rapist? Apparently, New York police have reason to believe that the NFL legend is because they arrested him for rape.And the victim was a 15 yr. old girl.How revolting is that! At 51,Lawrence Taylor could be that girl's grandfather.

Here's more from ESPN:

"Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor was arrested early Thursday after being accused of raping a 15-year-old girl at a Montebello, N.Y., hotel, police said.

Taylor, who has a history of drug abuse and runs-in with the law, is being charged with third-degree rape, which involves having intercourse with a minor, authorities said.

The 51-year-old former New York Giants linebacker was taken into custody by Ramapo, N.Y., police and was being held in the town jail. His arraignment is scheduled for Thursday afternoon. Additional information will be provided at a news conference.

Taylor, who starred for the Giants for 13 seasons, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999. Last November he was charged in Florida with leaving the scene of an accident."(END OF ARTICLE)Read more here.

Five White Students Got Sent Home For Wearing The American Flag Today!

Why pick Cinco de Mayo to display American patriotism? That's the question that was on a lot of Latinos minds when they learned about the t-shirt incident in Morgan Hill,California.Five white students decided to wear t-shirts that had the American flag emblazoned on it.They knew that today is Cinco de Mayo.

Isn't that kind of disrespectful? But,the boys claim that they didn't mean anything by it.Really?!!I think that this whole display was sparked by all of the furor that has been caused by Arizona's new immigration law.

Here's more on this story from Gilroy Dispatch:

"More than 100 students were spotted wearing red, white and green as they were leaving school. Some had the Mexican flag painted on their faces or on their arms.

Nothing in Live Oak's dress code policy addresses what transpired Wednesday, but it does state that "the school has the right to request that any student dressing inappropriately for school will change into other clothes, be sent home to change, and/or be subject to disciplinary action."

One Mexican-American student, freshman Laura Ponce, had a Mexican flag painted on her face and chest, peaking out of her low-cut shirt. She did it because, "it's our day, the only day we can show our spirit." A school administrator took away the Mexican flag she was carrying as she was waiting to go home. Ponce said: "not cool."

"There was a lot of drama going on today," Ponce said. Some were saying "Mexico sucks" while Mexican-American students responded in their second language.

"Some were yelling Spanish to us," Maciel said, who is half-Hispanic. "I couldn't understand it, but it sounded bad."

Some Mexican-American students said that their flags were taken away or asked to be put away, but none were sent home for wearing red, white and green. Since Boden would not comment, it's uncertain if any other students were sent home for what they were wearing on Cinco de Mayo.

Live Oak High School even hosted a group of professional baile folklorico dancers, who waved flags and played traditional music from Mexico.

"It's sad it's come to this," Fagerstrom said. "But we stand behind their patriotic nature and the boys expressing their individuality."

The boys wrote a two-paragraph statement that they each signed detailing their support for American patriotism and that they felt disrespected and discriminated against when their First Amendment rights were discarded Wednesday at school."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the entire article here.