Ntozake Shange

Ntozake Shange (/ntˌzɑːk ˈʃɑːŋˌɡ/ n-TOH-zah-KEE-_-SHAHNG-gay;[1] October 18, 1948 – October 27, 2018) was an American playwright and poet.[2] She wrote about race and Black power in much of her work.

Ntozake Shange
Ntozake Shange, Reid Lecture, Women Issues Luncheon, Women's Center, November 1978 Crisco edit.jpg
Shange in 1978
Born
Paulette L. Williams

(1948-10-18)October 18, 1948
DiedOctober 27, 2018(2018-10-27) (aged 70)
Alma materBarnard College
University of Southern California
OccupationPlaywright, Author
Known forfor colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf
Parent(s)Paul T. Williams, Eloise Williams
Websitehttp://officialntozakeshange.com/

Shange is best known for the Obie Award-winning play for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf. Her other works were Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo (1982), Liliane (1994), and Betsey Brown (1985).

Shange died in her sleep October 27, 2018, aged 70, in an assisted living facility in Bowie, Maryland from stroke-related complications.[3]

References

  1. Ntozake Shange Biography, FilmReference.com; accessed October 27, 2018.
  2. Lester, N: "At the Heart of Shange's: An Interview", Black American Literature Forum, 24(4): 717–730.
  3. Kennedy, Mark (October 27, 2018), "Author Ntozake Shange of 'For Colored Girls' fame has died", ABC News.