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Ntozake Shange: Playwright- For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf

Posted on 04. Feb, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.

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Ntozake Shange (pronounced En-toe-ZAHK-kay SHONG-gay; born October 18, 1948) is an American playwright, and poet. As a self proclaimed black feminist, much of the content of her work addresses issues relating to race and feminism.

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Gordon Parks: Photographer, Musician, Poet, Novelist, Activist, Film Director

Posted on 30. Oct, 2009 by Leshell Hatley.

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Gordon Parks was an amazing African-American! He was a groundbreaking American, photographer, musician, poet, novelist, journalist, activist, and film director. He is best remembered for his photo essays for Life magazine and as the director of the 1971 film Shaft. Parks co-founded Essence Magazine and was Hollywood’s first major African-American director.

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