Dr. Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins
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She came to believe that she was chosen by movie executives so that they could capitalise on her perceived racial ambiguity.
And that made her work and the profile of her success understandably contentious for a really long time.
And yet the peaks of her career, and I would say her story more generally, were always in community with other Black artists and
Meanwhile, she balanced pouring her fortune into grassroots movements.
She got involved in national organising and she was essential in helping up and coming black performers make choices about their contracts, their working conditions based on her experience.
Lena Horne became a star because she was crowded by support and whatever storm she was weathering.
Unlike many others, she was willing to admit her mistakes and to grow intellectually in public.
Her story shows the appeal of having had a figurehead, but also the limitations of having one person embody such a diverse community of people.
And Horne really tried to pay that investment back to others, but while making the most of the platform she was given.
I would say her custodianship and her commercial impact paved the way for public acceptance of a lot of Black artists, including the megastardom of Diana Ross, who took over from Horne as the world's most photographed Black woman.
Her survival and endurance was remarkable, but it was also sometimes messy.
She reminds us to embrace the complex stories behind the successes and that however exceptional and isolated people tried to make her, she relentlessly returned to her people, her values, and to paying her luck forward.
Katsotaanpa. Professori Hanna, aloitetaan alussa. Kun Lina Horn oli nainen ja mitÀ hÀnen perheensÀ oli? Olemme 20-vuotiaana, eikö? KyllÀ, todennÀköisesti. HÀn oli nainen 30. juni 1917. HÀn oli suomalainen suomalainen. HÀnen isÀnsÀ Edwin oli renaissance-ystÀvÀ. HÀn kertoi viisi kieltÀ. HÀn osti restaurantin ja hotellin, mutta tietysti hÀn joutui rauhassa. HÀn joutui rauhassa.
Her mother Edna was an actress, however her parents separated when she was three and she went to live with her paternal grandparents. Lina's grandmother Cora was an amazing character. She was an early feminist, she was a community activist and she took Lina to organising events and meetings alongside her schooling. She was very restrictive about Lina's original education and Lina remembered that as the period of sort of stability and comfort during her childhood living with her grandparents.
So we're dealing with what we would describe as professionals. We're thinking about lawyers, people who've been to university, people with considerable wealth. We're thinking debutante balls. This is not the sort of stereotypical representation of black life in Harlem that is sometimes attributed to the stories of people who achieve fame as black musicians in the early 20th century. Okay, so Desiree, it's quite a nice start to life. Judging by the 1917, it could have been a lot worse. It could have been extremely worse.
No, tavallaan. Lina Hornin vanhemmat, hÀnen vanhemmat olivat lÀhellÀ hÀnen vanhemmistaan. He otti Linaa, mutta heillÀ ei ollut yhtÀÀn yhteyttÀ Ednaan, hÀnen isÀnsÀ. Ja hÀnen isÀnsÀ oli todella epÀonnistunut tÀllaisen yliopistollisen yliopistollisen koulutuksen kanssa, eikÀ hÀn kÀsittele hÀntÀ taiteilijoille, joita hÀn tuntui Linaan saavuttamaan. Joten tietysti hÀn pysÀhtyi hÀntÀ yliopistossa ja otti hÀnet yliopistossa, kun hÀn oli taiteilija.
Mutta itse asiassa hÀn lÀhti Linaan ystÀvien kanssa ja muiden kÀrsijöiden kanssa. HÀn antoi hÀnet pysyÀ hÀnen isÀnsÀ Frankin kanssa, eikÀ itse asiassa pysyÀ Linaan koko ajan. Ja lopulta, kun hÀn oli 12-vuotias, Lina jÀi Brooklyniin, ystÀvÀnsÀ New Yorkissa.
KyllÀ, toivottavasti. HÀn kÀsitti hÀnet, kun hÀn oli nuori. HÀn jÀtti hÀnet kaikille, jotka olivat hÀnen vanhempansa. HÀn jÀtti kaikille, jotka olivat hÀnen vanhempansa. Se vaikuttaa todella monimutkaiselta yhteistyöstÀ hÀnen ja hÀnen isÀnsÀ. HÀn oppi paljon taiteilijoista. HÀn oppi paljon taiteilijoista. HÀn oppi paljon taiteilijoista. HÀn oppi paljon taiteilijoista. HÀn oppi paljon taiteilijoista. HÀn oppi paljon taiteilijoista.
Me tulemme takaisin siihen. HÀn oli kÀsiteltÀnyt vanhempia, joilla oli noin 12-vuotiaita. HeidÀn isÀnsÀ, Edwin, oli huono. Edwin ei todella työskennellyt työskennellÀ. HÀn löysi työskennellÀ. Jos aloitat työskennellÀ, aloitat työskennellÀ todella nopeasti, koska miksi työskennellÀ, jos voit vain voittaa rahaa? KyllÀ.
Joten tÀmÀ on se. Joskus hÀn oli erittÀin onnistunut ja joskus hÀn oli erittÀin ei-onnistunut. Ja siksi sellaista polarityÀ tarkoitti, ettÀ hÀn meni ulos elÀmÀÀnsÀ suurimmilla vuoilla. Ja hÀn sanoi myöhemmin, ettÀ hÀn only really knew her father as an adult. And he was not closely connected with her grandparents. So when her grandmother died, she was forced to go back to living with her mother and her new stepfather, Mike.