Happy Black Friday!
I try to spend some time every Friday boosting posts of music videos by Black artists. I’m not Black myself, so I’m taking a chance today by posting my own. I hope it’s okay to participate in the hashtag!
Summertime, by Lena Horne
https://youtu.be/EIHPHMUZoq0
Lena Horne was an amazing woman. Not just a singer, she was a very popular actress who wouldn’t take roles she thought typecast her. She was a civil rights activist, and participated in protests and marches. She also sued clubs that wouldn’t let her perform, and ended up blacklisted during the McCarthyism of the 1940s because of her leftist progressive views.
This song makes me wistful for relief from the ice currently blanketing my city. This video is from:
Black History Music Playlist
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMGH4dosQ9fyz1ZUuPEW9qsRNgdlHMH0T
The playlist starts with 85 great videos in alphabetical order by first name, adds 9 more videos in no particular order, and ends on a 15-minute tech product review for reasons unclear to me.
More on Lena Horne: https://www.biography.com/musicians/lena-horne
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