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A Raisin in the Sun   2008         TV, 131 min. Genre: Drama Director: Kenny Leon   Cast: Phylicia Rashad, Audra McDonald, Sanaa Lathan, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, David Oyelowo, Sean Patrick Thomas, John Stamos, Alexandra Cheron, Ron C. Jones, Emily Swiss, Justin Martin, Elle Downs, Bill Nunn   Set in Chicago's South Side during the 1950s, this story centers on the Younger family and how an insurance check for $10,000 could change their lives. Lena's (Phylicia Rashad) husband has died, and she is waiting for the insurance check. Problems arise when each family member has a different plan for the money. When the check does arrive, Lena buys a house in an all-White neighborhood in Chicago, and the Younger family becomes the first Black family to move in. Cast Phylicia Rashad Lena Younger Audra McDonald Ruth Younger Sanaa Lathan Beneatha Younger Sean "P. Diddy" Combs Walter Lee Younger David Oyelowo Asagai Sean Patrick Thomas George John Stamos Carl Linder Alexandra Cheron Anna Ron C. Jones Willy Emily Swiss Priscilla Justin Martin Travis Elle Downs Cocktail Waitress Bill Nunn Bobo