Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry

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By Imani Perry

Published June 26, 2018

Looking for Lorraine (Beacon) charts the as-yet-unsung life of artist Lorraine Hansberry. Before her untimely death at age 34, she used the fame brought by her play A Raisin in the Sun to confront racism as well as advocate for gay rights.

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