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  2. Aug 16, 2023 · Learn about the life and achievements of Lorraine Hansberry, the first Black woman to write a play on Broadway and win a New York Critics’ Circle award. Discover her activism, her lesbian identity, her marriage and her legacy.

  3. Lorraine Vivian Hansberry (May 19, 1930 – January 12, 1965) was an American playwright and writer. She was the first African-American female author to have a play performed on Broadway . Her best-known work, the play A Raisin in the Sun , highlights the lives of black Americans in Chicago living under racial segregation .

  4. May 7, 2024 · Learn about the life and work of Lorraine Hansberry, the first African American woman to have a play on Broadway. Discover how her childhood, family and political views influenced her writing and legacy.

  5. In 1959, Lorraine Hansberry made history as the first African American woman to have a show produced on Broadway—A Raisin in the Sun. As a playwright, feminist, and racial justice activist, Hansberry never shied away from tough topics during her short and extraordinary life. Lorraine Hansberry was born on May 19, 1930 at Provident Hospital on ...

  6. Apr 14, 2021 · Soyica Diggs Colbert, the author of “Radical Vision: A Biography of Lorraine Hansberry.”. Paul B. Jones/Georgetown University. Hansberry was born on May 19, 1930, in the first Black-owned and...

  7. Jul 8, 2019 · Learn about the life and work of Lorraine Hansberry, the first Black woman to have a play produced on Broadway. She was a playwright, essayist, and civil rights activist who wrote \"A Raisin in the Sun\" and other works.

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