Ntozake Shange

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gptkbp:instanceOf Actor
poet
author
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:Barnard_College
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Black_Arts_Movement
gptkb:Feminist_Movement
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Obie_Award
Tony_Award_nomination
gptkbp:birthDate October 18, 1948
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Trenton,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:children gptkb:Savannah_Shange
gptkbp:contribution advocacy for women's rights
advocacy for racial equality
inspiration for future generations of artists
cultural representation in arts
development of performance art
gptkbp:deathDate October 27, 2018
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Houston,_Texas
gptkbp:genre poetry
drama
fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ntozake Shange
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Audre_Lorde
gptkb:Alice_Walker
gptkb:Zora_Neale_Hurston
Toni Morrison
Maya Angelou
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:James_Baldwin
gptkb:Gwendolyn_Brooks
gptkb:Amiri_Baraka
gptkbp:knownFor cultural identity
social justice themes
performance poetry
innovative use of language
exploring themes of race and gender
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:African_American_literature
theater
feminist literature
gptkbp:notableWork for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf
gptkbp:occupation playwright
activist
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Paul_Carter_Harrison
gptkbp:website Official website