Ntozake Shange 
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When The Rainbow Is Not Enuf Opened At The Studio Rivbea, In New York City, On July 7, 1975.
Written By Dancer And Poet, Ntozake Shange, The Play Brings To Life, A Compliation Of 27 Poems (Collectively Called A "Chorepoem") About Black Females Who Have Survived Relationships In Which They Have Been Repeatedly Hurt And Abused.
The Play Received Its Share Of Negative Criticism For Its Depictions Of Black Men. Despite This, The Production Was A Huge Success -- Winning Several Awards, Including: The Obie, The Outer Critics Circle Award, The Audelco Award And The Mademoiselle Award. For Colored Girls Was Also Nominated For A Tony, Grammy And Emmy Award.
Among Ntozake Shange's Other Works Are The Obie Award-Winning Play, Mother Courage And Her Children (1980) And The Novel, Betsey Brown.
The Trenton, New Jersey Native Currently Lives In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.
Posted By: Hugh Gaddy
Tuesday, July 7th 2009 at 1:57AM
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