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Grand niece of classic American playwright Lorraine Hansberry .First cousin twice removed of stage director and playwright Shauneille Perry and great-grand niece of former Illinois Asst. Attorney General Graham T. Perry (1894-1960), Shauneille's father.Great-granddaughter of Carl A. Hansberry (1895-1946), real estate broker and community activist. He was a litigant in the Supreme Court case Hansberry v. Lee (1940), which helped to end restrictive racial covenants in housing. She is also the great-grand niece of Carl's brother, scholar William Leo Hansberry (1894-1965), who started the African studies department at Howard University.Granddaughter of Vincent Tubbs , former president of the Hollywood Publicists Guild and the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame.