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  2. Year: 2018
  3. Month: October

Month: October 2018

Longtime friend remembers fellow poet and playwright Ntozake Shange

Posted on October 31, 2018

Poet, novelist, and trailblazing playwright Ntozake Shange died this weekend in Bowie, MD., at the age of 70. She was only the second African-American woman ever to have a play on Broadway. Shange is best …

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