Irving, TX, Postmaster Rodney
Malone (right, behind the podium) and a member of the Irving Black Arts Council
(left side of the podium) presented the stamp to a big crowd at the event.
Highlighting the Dallas District
Monday, March 19, 2018
The City of Irving held a
Lena Horne Stamp Event at the Arts Center on February 25, 2018 celebrating
Black History Month. She is the 41st
honoree in the Black Heritage stamp series.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, on June 30, 1917, Horne was a trailblazer in
Hollywood for woman of color and used her fame to inspire Americans as a
dedicated activist for civil rights.
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