Jazz Singer Abbey Lincoln Dead at Age 80
"Ms. Lincoln’s career encompassed outspoken civil rights advocacy in the 1960s."
Abbey Lincoln died today in Manhattan at age 80. The renowned jazz singer was also a writer, painter, actress, and activist. The Times' obituary explains, "Ms. Lincoln’s career encompassed outspoken civil rights advocacy in the 1960s and fearless introspection in more recent years, and for a time in the 1960s she acted in films with Sidney Poitier." [NYT]