Lorraine Hansberry was the brilliant author of “Raisin in the Sun,” “Young Gifted and Black,” “Les Blancs,” “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window,” “The Drinking Gourd,” “The Movement,” and “What Use are Flowers?” She was the youngest playwright and first Black, to win the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play of the Year. for “Raisin in the Sun,” which propelled her into the media spotlight. Her work reflected the struggles for civil rights and Black liberation in the US at the time. What is less known is that she was both a communist and a lesbian at a time when being either was a cause for investigation by government agencies

During WBAI’s May Fund drive Out-FM will host a special on the life and work of Lorraine Hansberry. Included in the presentation will be selections from Robert Nemiroff’s star studed production, “Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words”. More than 60 famed actors participated in creating this outstanding production, which includes selections from many of her plays. Be sure to tune-in to the special and pledge to help make the fund drive a success. Check the outfm.org website for details later.

Date: Monday, May 19, 2008

Time: 11am-2pm