I'm amped about the upcoming tv movie adaptation of the acclaimed stageplay "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry starring Puff Daddy, Sanaa Lathan, and Mrs. Claire Huxtable herself, Ms. Phyllicia Rashad amongst others.
This story is phenomenal because this play was the first stageplay created by an black woman to be on Broadway. The play was made into a movie in 1959 starring Ruby Dee, Sidney Poitier, and Louis Gossett Jr. amongst other people.
Some of you may have read the book in high school, or some of you may have seen the film before but if you haven't the basic summary of the play is the following: a black family on the southside Chicago in the 1950s comes into a large sum of money and they want to use the money to better their circumstances but they have different opinions on how the money should be utilized. The story reiterates themes of hopes, trust, and the American dream.
The film is set to air February 25, 2008 on ABC at 8pm. This is big yall. How many times do we see positive black stories on television, especially regular television on the big wig networks like ABC.
~AfroMuffs
No comments:
Post a Comment