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Hansberry

American  
[hanz-ber-ee] / ˈhænz bɛr i /

noun

  1. Lorraine, 1930–65, U.S. playwright.


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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

From the start, her innovative thinking on form connected her more to the theatrical traditions of Adrienne Kennedy and Richard Foreman than those of Lorraine Hansberry and August Wilson.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 5, 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

Ijames: That makes me think of Lorraine Hansberry, whose plays are not necessarily explicitly about queer people, but I feel there’s a queer lens to them.

From New York Times Jun. 22, 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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