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A review by lunabbly
Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry by Imani Perry
5.0
I never learned about Loraaine Hansberry in school and A Raisin in the Sun wasn't required reading. I enjoyed, relished, and have truly taken a lot of pleasure in reading this biography. It was lovely reading about her, her charisma, and also how she pushed everyone, institutions, and systems to be more radical.
I especially enjoyed learning about her relationships with James Baldwin and Nina Simone and how Imani Perry drew their narratives, interwove them, and told the honest truth about their relationships. Knowing how they were intellectual partners and found solidarity and partnership with one another is important context and I'm glad Perry did not shy away from writing about it. And especially in writing about it in a non-sensationalist way either since Baldwin and Simone's names are almost household names and Lorraine Hansberry isn't quite.
Highly recommend for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of the movement leading up to the 60s and 70s and how Hansberry shaped so much of the politics and revolutionary thought.
I especially enjoyed learning about her relationships with James Baldwin and Nina Simone and how Imani Perry drew their narratives, interwove them, and told the honest truth about their relationships. Knowing how they were intellectual partners and found solidarity and partnership with one another is important context and I'm glad Perry did not shy away from writing about it. And especially in writing about it in a non-sensationalist way either since Baldwin and Simone's names are almost household names and Lorraine Hansberry isn't quite.
Highly recommend for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of the movement leading up to the 60s and 70s and how Hansberry shaped so much of the politics and revolutionary thought.