In 2014, Anika Noni Rose assumed the role of Beneatha Younger in the Broadway recovery of A Raisin in the Sun, for which Anika Noni Rose was assigned for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.
The 10-episode season stars Ashley Thomas Henry and Deborah Ayorinde Lucky as The Emorys, a loving couple excited to raise their two daughters far away from the Jim Crow South.
Read More: Anika Noni Rose plays Ella Mae, one of the only other Black faces in the predominately white area who has spent more time navigating the terrifying terrain of her surroundings than the Emorys have.