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Rest in Power: For Ntozake Shange, Who Moved Us to the Ends of Our Own Rainbows

Janell Hobson

Shange’s potent words remain eternal. May her spirit, which she once described as “too ancient to understand the separation of soul and gender,” rest in peace and power. May the artistic tools she left behind for so many of us continue to cement her legacy and “move us to the ends of our own rainbows.”

  • Arts & Entertainment

National Poetry Month: “Have You Ever Tried To Hide?”

Julie Enszer

The iconic feminist poet Pat Parker was known not only for her printed work but also for her powerful performances. Parker’s activism with the Black Panther Party and the Black […]

  • Arts & Entertainment

For Fans of Ntozake Shange, Finally, A Memoir

Jennifer Williams

Ntozake Shange, feminist author of the critically acclaimed choreopoem for colored girls who’ve considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf, as well as numerous poetry collections and novels (most recently […]

  • Arts & Entertainment

Am I The Only Feminist Who Liked Perry’s “For Colored Girls”?

Janell Hobson

I doubt that I am, and judging from the mostly black female audience that filled the theater where I watched Tyler Perry’s film adaptation of Ntozake Shange’s celebrated “choreopoem,” I […]

  • Arts & Entertainment

For Colored Boys Who Have Survived Sexual Abuse, Is “For Colored Girls” Enuf?

Jennifer Williams

On November 5, Oprah Winfrey aired the first of a two-part episode on male survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Two hundred men stood in the audience, each holding a photograph […]

  • Arts & Entertainment

For Colored Girls: The Reviews Are In

Arlene McKanic

The 70’s saw an efflorescence of works by and about African American women, spurred by the overall women’s movement. Black women have always been telling their stories, whether in formal […]

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Beyond “For Colored Girls”: The Quiz

Ms Magazine

The recent release of Tyler Perry’s film For Colored Girls has sparked a resurgence of interest in Ntozake Shange’s work. But let’s not forget about all the other incredible African […]

  • Arts & Entertainment

For Colored Girls, When One Blog Post Is Not Enuf

Michele Kort

We have had such a tremendous interest among our bloggers in Tyler Perry’s For Colored Girls that we’ve posted a number of their analyses, both before and after the film’s premiere this […]

  • Arts & Entertainment

The Good News: Madea’s Not a Colored Girl

Mako Fitts Ward

The bad news is you can’t escape the long arm of Madea in the new film For Colored Girls. Tyler Perry’s Madea, whose righteous indignation and compulsive moralizing are warped with […]

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Peek At the Week

Kerensa Cadenas

Welcome to our new weekly events calendar, where I’ll give you a rundown of all the fabulous feminist and progressive (and sometimes cheesy pop culture) events that I would be […]

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