43. Lorraine Hansberry — A Raisin in the Sun with Dr. Soyica Diggs Colbert

The Washington Post called Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun “one of a handful of great American plays—it belongs in the inner circle, along with Death of a Salesman, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, and The Glass Menagerie.” Join us as we discuss A Raisin in the Sun and the remarkable life and work of its author with guest Dr. Soyica Diggs Colbert, whose critically-lauded new biography Radical Vision uncovers key details about Hansberry’s activism and contextualizes her importance within the Black radical movement.

Discussed in this episode:

A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

Radical Vision: A Biography of Lorraine Hansberry by Dr. Soyica Diggs Colbert

Sojourners for Truth and Justice

Alice Childress

Robert Nemiroff

Beloved by Toni Morrison

“Cindy, Oh Cindy”