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Ntozake Shange, American author, poet, and playwright (died 2018)

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Ntozake Shange

American playwright and poet (1948–2018)

Ntozake Shange was an American playwright and poet. As a Black feminist, she addressed issues relating to race and Black power in much of her work. She is best known for her Obie Award–winning play, for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf (1975).…
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October 18

Day of the year

October 18 is the 291st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 74 days remain until the end of the year.
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