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Ntozake Shange discusses her successful play and recent poetry

BROADCAST: Oct. 26, 1978 | DURATION: 00:32:57

Synopsis

Ntozake Shange discusses her play, "for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf." She goes on to discuss her advocacy for more Black authors and poets, especially in experimental artistic endeavors.

*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
 

Details

Broadcast Date
Oct. 26, 1978

Duration
32 minutes, 57 seconds

Topics

Feminism, Women, Women's Studies African American History & Culture Poetry

People

Authors, Writers

Tags

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