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  • Lena Horne talks about her influences and her career

    1984

    Lena Horne talks about her memories of Paul Robeson and Billie Holiday, how her skin color affected her career, and her relationship with her audience.

  • Interviewing former "Porgy & Bess" cast members William Warfield and Etta Moten Barnett along with choral conductor Dr. Eva Jessye

    Jun. 11, 1985
  • Gwendolyn Brooks discusses her poetry

    Jan. 3, 1961

    Gwendolyn Brooks, Poet Laureate of Illinois, talks about her poetry, her books, and some of her influences.

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