I am a black woman. I’m free. I don’t have to be a symbol to anybody…~Lena Horne. On an usually restless night, I checked my Twitter feed and learned that Lena Horne passed away yesterday. She was 92 years old and has a legacy that made it acceptable to be black and beautiful in Hollywood, [...]

Michael Jackson passed today. Upon reflecting on why his passing is so painful, I realized a few things: