Full Bio: Lorraine Hansberry, the Activist

Actor Sidney Poitier appears at the Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France, for the showing of his film "A Raisin in the Sun," May 13, 1961. At right is actress Jean Seberg.

Soyica Colbert, interim dean of Georgetown College and professor of African American studies and performing arts, joins us for the final installment of our “Full Bio” series. This week, we’re taking a deep dive into her biography of Lorraine Hansberry titled, Radical Vision. Today, we discuss how Hansberry used her fame after the success of her play, "A Raisin in the Sun," to push for racial progress.