Tag Archives: Lorraine Hansberry

Fragments of a Life: Lorraine Hansberry

Posted on May 19, 2021 by wordcloud9

This post is slightly revised. It was originally published May 19, 2020. Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965) was born on this day, May 19. She was 34 years old when she died after a two-year fight with pancreatic cancer. She is remembered for … Continue reading →

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TCS: Langston Hughes – For Livin’ I Was Born

Posted on February 1, 2021 by wordcloud9

   Good Morning! ______________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early riserson Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum,so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole inyour brainpan, feel free to add a comment. ______________________________ “I am so … Continue reading →

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Fragments of a Life: Lorraine Hansberry

Posted on May 19, 2020 by wordcloud9

Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965) was born on this day, May 19. She was 34 years old when she died after a two-year fight with pancreatic cancer. She is remembered for her first play, A Raisin in the Sun, which opened on … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: May 19, 2020

Posted on May 19, 2020 by wordcloud9

May 19th is May Ray Day Devil’s Food Cake Day Hepatitis Testing Day National Scooter Day Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day ______________________________________ MORE! Ruth Moore, Malcolm X and Lorraine Hansberry, click

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ON THIS DAY: March 11, 2020

Posted on March 11, 2020 by wordcloud9

March 11th is Eat Your Noodles Day National Promposal Day Oatmeal Nut Waffles Day World Plumbing Day * Worship of Tools Day ____________________________________ MORE! Wanda Gág, Hanna Bergas and Lorraine Hansberry, click

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ON THIS DAY: May 19, 2019

Posted on May 19, 2019 by wordcloud9

May 19th is May Ray Day Devil’s Food Cake Day Hepatitis Testing Day National Scooter Day Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day ______________________________________ MORE! Nellie Melba, Ho Chi Minh and Ruth Ella Moore, click

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ON THIS DAY: March 11, 2019

Posted on March 11, 2019 by wordcloud9

March 11th is Eat Your Noodles Day National Promposal Day Oatmeal Nut Waffles Day World Plumbing Day * Worship of Tools Day __________________________________________ MORE! Wanda Gág, Hanna Bergas and Lorraine Hansberry, click

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ON THIS DAY: March 11, 2018

Posted on March 11, 2018 by wordcloud9

March 11th is Spring Forward – Daylight Savings Eat Your Noodles Day National Promposal Day Oatmeal Nut Waffles Day World Plumbing Day * Worship of Tools Day __________________________________________ MORE! Mary Shelley, Wanda Gág and Lorraine Hansberry, click

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ON THIS DAY: May 19, 2017

Posted on May 19, 2017 by wordcloud9

May 19th is Bike to Work Day * Devil’s Food Cake Day Endangered Species Day * Hepatitis Testing Day O. Henry Pun-off Day * Pizza Party Day ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Charles Sumner, Nellie Melba and O. Henry, click

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ON THIS DAY: March 11, 2017

Posted on March 11, 2017 by wordcloud9

March 11th is Eat Your Noodles Day Genealogy Day * National Promposal Day Oatmeal Nut Waffles Day World Plumbing Day * Worship of Tools Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Giuseppe Verdi, Mary Shelley and Lorraine Hansberry, click

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