Full Bio: Lorraine Hansberry in NYC

Lorraine Hansberry, 28-year-old playwright who won the Drama Critics' Award for her first play "A Raisin in the Sun," poses in New York City on April 7, 1959.

Soyica Colbert, interim dean of Georgetown College and professor of African American studies and performing arts, joins us for the next installment of our “Full Bio” series. This week, we’re taking a deep dive into her biography of Lorraine Hansberry titled, Radical VisionToday, we discuss Hansberry's move to New York city in search of a career as a writer and a purpose.