Poet and playwright Ntozake Shange, winner of the Obie for her drama "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enough," discusses her work and reads selections. Shange evaluates the impact of her play upon New York theater, changes in her work, and the effect of having a child in her life. Traveling throughout North America has made her aware of a hemispheric culture, and Blacks must learn to operate within that given cultural background.|A BLACK WOMAN AUTHOR REFLECTS / Ntozoke Shange| interviewed by Marilyn Pittman. - SERIES: By a woman writ| no. 5 Poet and playwrite Ntozoke Shange, winner of the Obie for her drama "For Colored Girls Who Have Consdiered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enough," discusses her work and reads selections. Shange evaluates the impact of her play upon New York theater, changes in her work, and the effect of having a child in her life. Traveling throughout North America has made her aware of a hemispheric culture, and Blacks must learn to operate within that given cultural background. - RECORDED: by KUNM and acquired by the KPFA Women's Department, 1982.
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