Good News

A statue of trailblazing activist and playwright Lorraine Hansberry has risen in Washington, D.C.

Good News

Renowned playwright and activist Lorraine Hansberry’s former New York City residence has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Nina Simone's legacy will be introduced to new audiences when the film, Nina, starring Zoe Saldana, is released in theaters next month. The biopic tells the story of Simone's relationship with her nurse-turned-manager Clifton Henderson and will highlight the later years of Simone's tumultuous life.

Lorraine Hansberry stands as one of the most important African-American playwrights of all time, catapulting into fame by way of her celebrated Broadway play, A Raisin In The Sun. While many knew Hansberry was married to fellow writer Robert Nemiroff, it was later revealed via letters to a magazine for lesbians that the playwright struggled […]