Lola Falana Redefined Power, Glamour, And Grace In Hollywood And Beyond: 'I Never Sought Fame, The Doors Just Opened'

Lola Falana Redefined Power, Glamour, And Grace In Hollywood And Beyond: 'I Never Sought Fame, The Doors Just Opened'

Before Las Vegas called her Queen, before the world crowned her The Black Venus, Lola Falana had already written herself into history. Born Loletha Elayne Falana in Camden, New Jersey, to an Afro-Cuban father and a Black American mother, Falana’s story began in modest circumstances and rose through sheer will, faith, and an unshakable belief in her purpose. From Philadelphia church choirs to the neon lights of the Las Vegas Strip, she was more t…