1. Ntozake Shange - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Ntozake Shange (pronounced Entoe-ZAHK-kay SHONG-gay) (born October 18, 1948) is an African American playwright, performance artist, and writer who is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ntozake_Shange

Ntozake Shange From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search Ntozake Shange (pronounced En-toe-ZAHK-kay SHONG-gay) (born October 18 ) is an African American playwright performance artist , and writer who is best-known for her 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 Philadelphia Contents Life Career Bibliography External links ... edit Life Shange was born Paulette Williams in Trenton, New Jersey to an upper middle class family. Her father, Paul T. Williams, was an Air Force surgeon and her mother, Eloise Williams, was an educator and a psychiatric social worker. When she was eight, Shange's family moved to the racially segregated city of St. Louis . As a result of the Brown v. Board of Education court decision, Shange was bused to a white school where she endured racism and racist attacks.

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document.writeln(''); document.writeln('Initializing application...'); Username Password Remember me Forgot your password? Browse Shop Log In Search Site: Ntozake Shange American author original name Paulette Williams Main born Oct. 18, 1948, Trenton, N.J., U.S. African American author of plays, poetry, and fiction noted for their feminist themes and racial and sexual anger. For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf quickly brought her fame. Written for seven actors, For Colored Girls is a group of 20 poems on the power of black women to survive in the face of despair and pain. It ran for seven months Off-Broadway in New York City, then moved to Broadway and was subsequently produced throughout the United States and broadcast on television. Shange created a number of other theatre works that employed poetry, dance, and music while abandoning conventions of plot and character development. One of the most popular of these was her 1980 adaptation of Bertolt Brecht Mother Courage, featuring a black family in the time of the American Civil War.

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11. ReadingGroupGuides.com - Liliane By Ntozake Shange Ntozake Shange s highly acclaimed plays, poetry, and fiction have established her as a major figure in contemporary American literature. http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides_L/liliane1.asp

Enter your search terms Submit search form By Title By Author By Genre Most Requested ... St. Martin's Press Liliane by Ntozake Shange List Price: Pages: Format: Paperback ISBN: Publisher: Picador Ntozake Shange's highly acclaimed plays, poetry, and fiction have established her as a major figure in contemporary American literature. Her latest novel, Liliane: Resurrection of the Daughter, stems partly from her own segregated childhood in St. Louis, partly from the double-edged realization that, in her words, "we knew we came from something, somewhere, and had watched as 'The Other' removed us from ourselves, our lands, our language, and each other, at will or on a whim. Nevertheless . . . the intermingling of people of color on these shores revitalized an African-American community that was numbed by the violence of the sheer task of living here." top of the page The author has said, "Liliane's story could never be told omnisciently, from on high," and the novel is told from several different points of view, instead of a traditional, linear narrative. What effect does this multi-voiced storytelling have on the reader's understanding of Liliane? How does Liliane's community of voices reflect the events of Liliane's life, or the lives of African-Americans?

12. Avoyelles Parish Public Library : Search Results Liliane resurrection of the daughter / by Shange, Ntozake. ; Ntozake Shange.. (1994) Book Location Marksville / FIC shange ntozake, Available http://catalog.avoyelles.lib.la.us/(mainlib)AuthorSearch?p=Shange, Ntozake.

13. Women Of Color Women Of Word -- African American Female Playwrights - Ntozake Sh ntozake shange was born Paulette Williams in Trenton, New Jersey on October 18, 1948. In 1971 she changed her name to ntozake shange which means she who http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~cybers/shange2.html

women of color women of words ntozake shange for colored girls.... featured (pronounced en-to-zaki shong-gay) BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Ntozake Shange was born Paulette Williams in Trenton, New Jersey on October 18, 1948. In 1971 she changed her name to Ntozake Shange which means "she who comes with her own things" and "she who walks like a lion" in Xhosa, the Zulu language. Her father was an Air Force surgeon and her mother was an educator and a psychiatric social worker. The Williams were upper middle class African Americans whose love of the arts contributed to an intellectually stimulating childhood for Shange and her three siblings. Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Chuck Berry, and W. E. B. Du Bois were among the frequent guests at her parents' house. In 1966 Shange enrolled at Barnard College and separated from her husband, a law student. She attempted suicide several times. Nonetheless, she graduated cum laude in American Studies in 1970 and entered the University of Southern California at Los Angeles, where she earned a master's degree in American Studies in 1973. While living in California and teaching humanities and women's studies courses at Mills College in Oakland, the University of California Extension, and Sonoma State College, Shange began to associate with poets, teachers, performers, and black and white feminist writers who nurtured her talents. Shange and her friends began to perform their poetry, music, and dance in and around the San Francisco Area. Shange also danced with Halifu Osumare's company. Upon leaving the company she began collaborating with Paula Moss on the poetry, music, and dance that would become

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document.write(''); Ntozake Shange African American Literature Book Club - The #1 Site for "Readers of Black Literature" Enter your search terms Submit search form Search the Web AALBC.com Thumpers Corner Book Search Home Back Author Home Up ... Advertise NTOZAKE SHANGE (PAULETTE WILLIAMS) Photo Credit: Jeffrey L. St. Mary Ntozake Shange Ntozake means "she who comes with her own things, and Shange means "who walks like a lion." Shange attended Barnard College (B.A., 1970) and the University of Southern California (M.A., 1973). She taught humanities, women's studies, and Afro-American studies at California colleges from 1972 to 1975. During this period she also made public appearances as a dancer and reciter of poetry. Her 1975 theatre piece For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf quickly brought her fame. For Colored Girls is a group of 20 poems for seven actors on the power of black women to survive in the face of despair and pain. It ran for seven months Off-Broadway in New York City, then moved to Broadway and was subsequently produced throughout the United States and on television. (Reference: The Encyclopedia Britannica Guide to Black History http://www.blackhistory.eb.com/

15. VG: Artist Biography: Shange, Ntozake ntozake shange declares herself a poet first and playwright second. She is also a dancer, actor, director, author, lecturer, and black feminist. http://voices.cla.umn.edu/vg/Bios/entries/shange_ntozake.html

Art Praxis Bios By Name By Date By Location ... Bios Ntozake Shange b. 1948 Sassafrass, Cypress, and Indigo Jump to: Biography and Criticism Selected Bibliography Non-English Materials Related Links Biography / Criticism Ntozake Shange declares herself a poet first and playwright second. She is also a dancer, actor, director, author, lecturer, and black feminist. In 1971, she adopted the name "Ntozake Shange," pronounced En-toe-zok-ee Shan-gay, from Xhosa, a Zulu dialect, which signifies "she who comes into her own things" (Ntozake) and "she who walks like a lion" (Shange). In a 1990 interview with Neal A. Lester, Shange explains, "I'm a firm believer that language and how we use language determines how we act, and how we act then determines our lives and other people's lives." Shange also became increasingly aware of the limits placed on Blacks and women in society. In 1956, the Williams family moved to Missouri. Being a "gifted" child, Shange was sent several miles away from home to school in St. Louis to receive special schooling. For the first time, she attended a non-segregated school. She experienced overt racism and was constantly harassed by the other students.. Seeing reality as such at an early age created a sense of displacement for Shange while becoming the motivational force behind her writing, "I started writing because there's an absence of things I was familiar with or that I dreamed about. One of my senses of anger is related to this vacancy - a yearning I had as a teenager...and when I get ready to write, I think I'm trying to fill that..." (Interview with Brenda Lyons 1986). Shange's goal became to be a part of a collection of books that someone might give to a female child.

16. Ntozake Shange In 1971 decided to take an African name ntozake means she who comes with her own things, and shange means who walks like a lion. This change occurred as http://www.bridgesweb.com/blacktheatre/shange.html

Ntozake Shange Oct. 18, 1948 Playwright Author Educator Born Paulette Williams in Trenton, New Jersey to Paul T. Williams (namesake), a surgeon, and Eloise Williams, a psychiatric social worker and educator. The oldest of four children of an upper middle class family. Moved to a then, racially segregated St. Louis at the age of eight (1956/57). Lived there for five years and enjoyed music, dance, art, literature, and opera. Was even bussed to a German-American school where she suffered blatant racism as a part of the Brown versus Board of Education decision. As a part of a rich intellectual family, she was an avid reader of great authors to include Jean Genet, Herman Melville, and Langston Hughes. She also came in contact with great musicians and singers like Dizzy Gillespie, Chuck Berry, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and Josephine Baker, all friends of her parents. W.E.B. DuBois was also a family visitor. Returned to New Jersey at age thirteen (1961/62) where she completed high school and became increasingly aware of the inequities of the American society on black females. Began at Bernard College in 1966 at the age of 18. A year later, attempted suicide after a recent separation from her law school husband and becoming consumed with a sense of bitterness and deep alienation. She actually had made a series of attempts at suicide to include: sticking her head in an oven, drinking chemicals, slashing her wrist, taking an overdose of Valium, and driving her Volvo into the Pacific...an outlet for her rage against a limiting society?

17. Ntozake Shange: Just How Do You Pronounce That? Such is the case with the poetess Paulette Williams who after getting the ‘black power’ in her soul- decided to change her name to ntozake shange- the http://www.cosmoetica.com/TOP68-DES65.htm

This Old Poem #68: Ntozake Shange’s you are sucha fool It’s a measure of the self-consciousness of the artist when they feel an overwhelming desire to ‘explain in detail’ points of fact about themselves that have little or nothing to do with their art. Such is the case with the poetess Paulette Williams who- after getting the ‘black power’ in her soul- decided to change her name to Ntozake Shange- the whole ideal that Africanisms are some sort of sacred thing. In fact, a # of NS websites proudly declaim this factoid: Ntozake means "she who comes with her own things, and Shange means "who walks like a lion." In other words, she’s 1 tough Mother- SHUTYOMOUTH! Not only will you get told what her new name means but also how to pronounce it- un-toe-zah-key shang-gee. At least that’s how 1 website tells you to pronounce it- others give 3 or 4 different versions. Wanna know more about NS? Here’s 1 of many an online bio: Ntozake Shange was born Paulette Williams in Trenton, New Jersey on 10/8/48. In 1971 she changed her name to Ntozake Shange which means "she who comes with her own things" and "she who walks like a lion" in Xhosa, the Zulu language. Her father was an Air Force surgeon and her mother was an educator and a psychiatric social worker. The Williamses were upper middle class African Americans whose love of the arts contributed to an intellectually stimulating childhood for Shange and her three siblings. Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Chuck Berry, and W. E. B. Du Bois were among the frequent guests at her parents' house.

18. NTOZAKE SHANGE These few pages include a very brief biographical note and the texts of two poems. http://archives.obs-us.com/obs/german/books/holt/books/aloud/ntozake.htm

Ntozake Shange Ntozake Shange is the only poet to have her poetry ( for colorled girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf ) translate successfully to Broadway. Short Eyes doesn't count because it's not a poem. Please do not mention Cats. She is the inventor of the choreopoem and is the world-class Energizer of the Word. BLOOD RHYTHMS-BLOOD CURRENTS-BLACK BLUE N STYLIN' PEOPLE OF WATTS To the Henry Holt Home Page

19. Ntozake Shange Quotations ntozake shange Quotations part of a collection of quotes from notable women. http://womenshistory.about.com/library/qu/blqushan.htm

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20. PAL: Ntozake Shange (1948 - ) Translated into English from Xhosa, the Zulu language, ntozake shange means she who comes with her own things and walks like a lion. http://web.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/chap8/shange.html

PAL: Perspectives in American Literature - A Research and Reference Guide - An Ongoing Project Paul P. Reuben (To send an email, please click on my name above.) Chapter 8: Ntozake Shange (1948 - ) Primary Works Selected Bibliography 1980-Present MLA Style Citation of this Web Page A Brief Biography ... Home Page Source: Ntozake Shange Primary Works For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/ When the Rainbow is Enuf See No Evil: Prefaces, Essays and Accounts "Ntozake Shange: Interviews," New Yorker , 52 (2 Aug. 1976): 17-19; Selected Bibliograph1980-Present Bryer, Jackson R. ed. The Playwright's Art: Conversations with Contemporary American Dramatists. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers UP, 1995. Kolin, Philip C. and Colby H. Kullman. eds. Speaking on Stage: Interviews with Contemporary American Playwrights. Tuscaloosa: U of Alabama P, 1996. Lester, Neal A. Ntozake Shange: A Critical Study of the Plays. NY: Garland, 1995. Nelson, Emmanuel S. ed. Contemporary African American Novelists: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1999.

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