RIP Ntozake Shange

Ntozake Shange, Who Wrote ‘For Colored Girls,’ Is Dead at 70

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Ntozake Shange, right, with Janet League in her play “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf,” which was nominated for a Tony Award in 1977. Bettmann/Getty ImagesCreditCredi

Read the full Ntozake Shange Obituary from NY Times

Know a bit more about the Choreopoem "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow is Enuf":

Enotes Summary of the Play

Boston Globe Article on the recent production of the play

Sacramento State Recent Production of "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow in Enuf"


Sorry Monologue (from For Colored Girls Film)