In this feature, each week I'll share a guest with you all, and you tell me in
only three words what comes to mind for our Pride edition.
In Three Words...
Lorraine Hansberry
LIVE! LIVE! Life is a banquet, and some sorry sons of bitches are starving!
Raisin in Sun
ReplyDeleteSomeone knows their lesbians.
DeletePlaywright, feminist, activist.
ReplyDeleteTough, talented, brave.
ReplyDeleteAuthor, Activist, Leader
ReplyDeleteThree? Prolific, Playwright, Journalist, Activist, Brave, trailblazer, empowered, lesbian, intelligent....
ReplyDeleteShe grew up on the south side of Chicago, a place rigidly segregated by race. In 1937, Hansberry's parents challenged Chicago's restrictive housing covenants by moving into an all-white neighborhood. Whites fought back. She didn't budge. Her writing and activism were instrumental in giving voice to the experiences of the African American community and lesbians and creating visibility for black women characters in the literary world. Her legacy continues to inspire and inform the ongoing struggle for civil rights and equality.
Hansberry was an activist throughout her very short life (34), fighting for the rights of lesbian women and the Black community as a whole. Some also consider her work to contribute to gay rights activism. Due to her early death, the world was deprived of the beautiful work that was sure to come.
Three words Cap?!? LOL! Great comment....even I learned something about her in your words. Nice to learn of the people before us.
DeleteDied too young.
ReplyDeleteIn the Sun
ReplyDeleteAn amazing playwright!
ReplyDeleteNo idea, sweetie. Jx
ReplyDeleteRaisin In Sun. Hard to squeeze that in three words.
ReplyDeleteProtester, champion, and reformer
ReplyDeleteLost So Young !!!!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea, but it's why I love this post. EDUCATE!
ReplyDeleteUnknown until now.
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