Join us for an evening of talks on the life of Lorraine Hansberry, author of A Raisin in the Sun, with a Focus on Her Political Activism and the People Who Influenced Her

Q & A to follow

Guest Speakers:

Reginald Manning, Union Organizer

Karen Murphy, Actor & Writer

Leila Ortiz, Poet & Activist

James Wright, African American Scholar

Program:

James Wright: Biographical Overview of the Life of Lorraine Hansberry

Reginald Manning: Lorraine Hansberry’s Involvement With the Civil Rights Movement

Leila Ortiz: Lorraine Hansberry as a Feminist and Lesbian

Karen Murphy: Lorraine Hansberry’s Journalism