I saw Denzel Washington in Lorraine Hansberry’s 1959 reprised drama “A Raisin in the Sun” a couple of weeks ago and he gave a phenomenal performance.
Reprising Sidney Poitier’s role, Denzel is stunning as the dreamer-schemer Walter Lee Younger, whose frustration throbs at the heart of an American classic that is as deeply humorous as it is affecting.
The story spins around an inheritance of $10,000, or about $100,000 today. The money is willed to Lena (a wonderful LaTanya Richardson Jackson- Samuel L. Jackson’s wife) by her late husband — and she plans to use it to move the whole family into a white suburb. But there are bumps along the way.
Jackson brings dignity, strength and laughter, while Anika Noni Rose charms with contagious exuberance as Beneatha, who wants to be a doctor and to learn more about her African heritage.
As Walter’s long-suffering wife, Ruth, played by the sublime Sophie Okonedo whose voice is thick, strong and horrible on the ears.
Washington’s performance registers the colors of joy, despair, fury and determination and I love him!
Tracy throwin us a late Friday afternoon bone 😛
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Tracy throwin us a late Friday afternoon bone
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I know right when I’m about to be OUT!
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I love me some Denzel 🙂 thanks for the new post Tra 😛
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Great play!
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Yeah we KNOW you saw a raisin in the sun with Denzel Washington, that’s his car in your INSTAGRAM picture to the right of this page….am I correct?
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Oh gawd Denzel will never loose it!
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Oh my…………………………. I would raise my legs to the sun for Denzel 😆
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I would raise my legs to the sun for Denzel
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not with those crusty azz feet
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wassup fam
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Good afternoon Cameo
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Hey Cameo and Queen
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Happy Friday Ladies n Gents! Have a good weekend.
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Y’all have a good one. 🙂
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WaSup peoples
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Hey now have a good weekend all
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Hey Fam.
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What’s good Ceo people.
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Just rolling through people.
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Good afternoon Ceo’ers
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Tracy ain’t gon worry me with her last minute Denzel Washington post. Yea whateva.
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See I was so annoyed I 4got to say….Happy Friday Fam!!
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A last minute post (so 2speak) is better than NO POST AT ALL.
I’m down with #tracygottalife.com 😛 …Have a nice weekend Ceo’ers
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Hello everyone
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Sup people have a good 1 n njoy !
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Oh yeah, Hey e’erbody.
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Good afternoon folks.
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Wassup folks?! :P:
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Aquitta hey boo :waves:
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He look good too
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I think every other woman in the world love Denzel and that Omari Hardwick
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I’m jelous I wanna see it 😦
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Denzel wit his bad ass loved him in 2 guns
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Denzel wit his bad ass loved him in 2 guns
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2 Guns? Really Training Day is one of his best IMO.
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Denzel wit his bad ass loved him in 2 guns
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My all time favorite is Ricochet (sp)
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Fine azz Denzel Washington 😛
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Oh how I love him. Hope to see this too.
Thanks for the thumbs Up Ms. Bell. 🙂
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Saw it and loved him in it…he was better than P. Diddy IMO.
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Sexy ass 😛
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This is so awesome!
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Omari Hardwick is the new Denzel.
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