Diana Sands was the first black actress to be cast in a major Broadway play without regard to race, color, or ethnicity. She is most famous for her portrayal of Beneatha Younger, the sister of Sidney Poitier's character in the original stage and film versions of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. Sands was […]

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