Hansberry
Americannoun
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Lindo walked the streets where “Raisin” playwright Lorraine Hansberry lived, steeping himself in what it meant to exist in that place and time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
And according to Marshall, there was a moment when “even Lorraine Hansberry was talking about getting guns out of her basement.”
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2025
During his time at ACT, Langs also led collaborations with the Seattle Opera, Seattle Symphony, The Hansberry Project and many other local arts groups.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
But while doing all of the above, let us occasionally get to see wonderful productions of O’Neill, Miller, Williams, Wilson, Hansberry and Kushner, to name just a few.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2023
Professor William Hansberry of Straight College was introduced to deliver a lecture on the Ancient and Mediaeval Culture of the People of Yorubuland.
From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 by Various
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