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For colored girls who have considered suicide / When the rainbow is enuf

Ntozake Shange
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Region

Diaspora

USA

Era

Contemporary

Language

English

Genre

Drama/Poetry

About This Work

Choreopoem of 20 poems performed by seven women exploring Black women's experiences with love, abandonment, and empowerment.

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Second play by Black woman on Broadway; Tony and Grammy nominee

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Choreopoem of 20 poems performed by seven women exploring Black women's experiences with love, abandonment, and empowerment. Second play by Black woman on Broadway; Tony and Grammy nominee

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