Ntozake Shange
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Black feminist
choreopoem
dramatist
essayist
human
novelist
performance artist
playwright
poet
stage play
Ntozake Shange was an American playwright, poet, and Black feminist best known for her groundbreaking choreopoem "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ntozake Shange canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
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| instanceOf |
Black feminist
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choreopoem ⓘ dramatist ⓘ essayist ⓘ human ⓘ novelist ⓘ performance artist ⓘ playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| author | Ntozake Shange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Paulette Linda Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1948-10-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-10-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Barnard College
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University of Southern California ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Williams ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Black feminism
NERFINISHED
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drama ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| genre | feminist literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Paulette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African American oral traditions
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Black feminist thought NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | Black Arts Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Ntozake Shange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Betsey Brown
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For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf NERFINISHED ⓘ Liliane: Resurrection of the Daughter NERFINISHED ⓘ Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo NERFINISHED ⓘ Spell #7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
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novelist ⓘ playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Trenton, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bowie, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pseudonym | Ntozake Shange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| writesAbout |
Black women’s experiences
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love and survival ⓘ racism ⓘ sexism ⓘ |
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