![]() The play was first published in 1959, and has the distinction of not only being the first play by a black woman to be produced on Broadway, but the longest-running, totaling 350 performances in its first iteration. The play is both commentary on America just before the Civil Rights era and a tribute to Hansberry’s family and their experiences. Period.Ī great example of this is Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin In the Sun, which chronicles what happens when the Youngers, a black American family, try to collect an insurance payout after the man of the house passes away. It doesn’t matter what race or ethnicity someone is, or where they live, or what time period they live in. ![]() In “Lost Ones,” Lauryn Hill wrote, “It’s funny how money change a situation.” The song is about a bad breakup, but money does change everything whether it’s lacking or in abundance. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |