Ntozake Shange

Playwright, Author

1948 –

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Who is Ntozake Shange?

Ntozake Shange is an American playwright, and poet. As a self-proclaimed black feminist, she addresses issues relating to race and feminism in much of her work.

Shange is best known for the Obie Award-winning play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf.

She also wrote Betsey Brown, a novel about an African-American girl who runs away from home. Among her honors and awards are fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the Lila Wallace Reader's Digest Fund, and a Pushcart Prize. Shange lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Born
Oct 18, 1948
Trenton
Also known as
  • Paulette Williams
  • Zaké
  • Paulette L. Williams
Parents
Siblings
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Barnard College
  • University of Southern California
Employment
  • Mills College
Lived in
  • Trenton

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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