This year, ABC-7 will celebrate Black History Month by focusing on two of the most touching stories ever written about the struggle of an African American family – A Raisin in the Sun and The Color Purple. Both shows have won Tony Awards for their emotional depictions of the African American experience.
A Raisin in the Sun was twice a Tony Award winning Broadway play, then an Oscar winning film, and is now a star-studded ABC WORLD PREMIERE MOVIE EVENT! A Raisin in the Sun tells the story of a family living and struggling on Chicago's South Side in the 1950s. Sean Combs, stars in the highly anticipated, special three-hour television movie adaptation along with Phylicia Rashad, Audra McDonald, Sanaa Lathan, and John Stamos. A Raisin in the Sun" will air on Monday, February 25 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET), the night after ABC's live telecast of the 80th Annual Academy Awards.
Now in it's third year on Broadway, The Color Purple has become a Broadway classic. Based upon Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Color Purple is an inspiring family saga that tells the story of a woman who find the strength to triumph over adversity. Set to a joyous score of jazz, gospel, ragtime and blues, The Color Purple is a great story of hope.
