I’m so excited to be hosting this wonderful event to benefit a scholarship fund for female and non-binary playwrights of color.
#lorrainehansberry #lorrainehansberry initiative #tositawhile #blacktheater #blackplaywrights #blackwomenplaywrights #minneapolisblackart
A tribute celebrating my father #LonneElder III & CEREMONIES IN DARK OLD MEN the play that launched his writing career.
Full length here: youtu.be/y6-Kl07FA3U
#LorraineHansberry #DouglasTurnerWard #DenzelWashington #Sounder #GlynnTurman #CeremoniesinDarkOldMen #Theatre
Women’s History Month’s Feature: Lorraine Hansberry, Playwright, Writer, and Activist #womenshistorymonth #lorrainehansberry #playwright #writer #activist #NYDramaCriticsCircleAward #araisininthesun #younggiftedandblack #vocalexpressions bit.ly/3vYGk6a
This country has built an entire industry where financial settlements following the extrajudicial killing of Black people are given in lieu of actual justice. It makes me think this line from #lorrainehansberry 's Raisin in the Sun. #justthinking
Are you audacious enough to think of yourself as an artist? Meet our Audacious Artist Salon, discussing and honoring the legacy of #LorraineHansberry with The Lillys's 'To Sit Awhile' sculpture by Alison Saar.
So «To be Young, Gifted and Black», la célèbre chanson de l'immense #NinaSimone vient du titre d'un livre rassemblant des écrits de la dramaturge #LorraineHansberry , militante badass des droits des femmes & des droits civiques, pote de #JamesBaldwin
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Today we honor the legacy of playwright #LorraineHansberry , who was born on this day in 1930.
Her groundbreaking play A RAISIN IN THE SUN received its Broadway premiere in 1959 and remains as relevant as ever.
#LorraineHansberry wrote an cultural defining play ( #ARaisinintheSun ) that lead her to becoming the first #AfricanAmerican female to have one perform on #Broadway . A certified hit that is celebrated to this day. Watch #PeanutHeadz : #BlackHistoryToonz ' streaming on kweliTV
Lorraine Hansberry (5/19/1930 - 1/12/1965) #lorrainehansberry #tobeyounggiftedandblack #ninasimone
ANNOUNCEMENT!@DidibreakTC is very excited to announce that in honour of the trail blazing late grate #SidneyPoitier our first official full production will be #araisininthesun by #lorrainehansberry , production details TBC.
⏳📝THIS DAY IN HISTORY📚✊
On this day in 1933, #NinaSimone was born. She was an #American #vocalist , #pianist , #composer , and advocate for #civilrights .
'It was always #Marx , #Lenin , and #revolution - real girl's talk.' - Nina Simone, on conversations with #LorraineHansberry
