On the eightieth anniversary of her birth, Adjoa Andoh reflects on
the brief but highly influential career of the African American
playwright Lorraine Hansberry and asks what it's like now, in Obama's
America, for writers to be young, gifted and black.
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"...a moving and inspirational story" - Chris Campling, The Times, 18th May 2010
On the eightieth anniversary of her birth, Adjoa Andoh reflects on
the brief but highly influential career of the African American
playwright Lorraine Hansberry and asks what it's like now, in Obama's
America, for writers to be young, gifted and black.
