Podcasts about Ntozake Shange

You don't need more affirmations. But perhaps, like many of us, you are desiring tools, skills and strategies for navigating the seasons where your faith starts to feel foolish and the results you wished for are taking longer than the ego can bear. In this episode we explore navigating suspicion around our creative commitments and the temptation to give up inside the messy middle. We remember the potency of our creative power activates when we're lost, not when we know the way. How do we remain steadfast inside our commitments while facing the grief, fear and uncertainty of our time? How do we trade the misleading allure of instant gratification with the sturdy sense of alignment that arises when we choose the practice of closing the gap between our values and our actions everyday, as Mariame Kaba invites us to do? How do we release all our “shoulds” and stay in the game long enough to learn what comes next? These are the questions we explore inside today's episode.ResourcesRegister for the Free 2-Part Worldbuilding Workshop Series and Download the Spring 2025 Syllabus: https://www.seedaschool.com/programSubscribe to the Seeda School Substack: ⁠https://seedaschool.substack.com/⁠Follow Ayana on Instagram: ⁠⁠@ayzaco⁠⁠Follow Ayana on Threads: ⁠⁠@ayzaco⁠⁠Follow Seeda School on Instagram: ⁠⁠@seedaschool⁠Citations“for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf” is a 1976 work by Ntozake Shange. It consists of a series of poetic monologues to be accompanied by dance movements and music, a form which Shange coined the word choreopoem to describe. It tells the stories of seven women who have suffered oppression in a racist and sexist society.“What Does It Take to Sustain the Lives of Black Feminists While We Are Alive?: Defining Affirmation Banking & Overcoming the Expected Humility of Accepting It” by Kay Brown of Assemblage: Baby's BreathFaculty Spotlight: Graphic Designer and Musician Wesley Taylor, Emphasizes Design Justice, Community Building“It Is Working—You Just Can't See It Yet” (Substack) and “225: Stop Quitting Too Soon” (Podcast) by Myleik TeeleVictoria Monét on taking the streets instead of the highway and one of my favorite songs of hers, Hollywood feat. Earth, Wind and FireCover Art: Betelhem Makonnen, "conjugated keyboard" (2020) Materials: Keyboard, tumbled rocks, Dimensions: 12.6" x 14.8" x 1 “

Ntozake painted stories into existence with a paintbrush of brightly colored words. Growing up she didn't see stories like hers being told; she decided to change that. With music, words and dance she showed people her rainbow perspective. This podcast is a production of Rebel Girls. It's based on the book series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. This story was produced by Olivia Riçhard with sound design and mixing by Bianca Salinas. It was written by Abby Sher. Fact-checking by Joe Rhatigan. Narration by Lumai de Smidt. Original theme music was composed and performed by Elettra Bargiacchi. Thank you to the whole Rebel Girls team who make this podcast possible. Stay rebel!

In this episode, we will revisit and reframe significant moments from Black pop culture history where Black women artists have utilized their platforms, mediums, and personal experiences to advocate for justice. From Carrie Mae Weems' Kitchen Table series to Ntozake Shange's For Colored Girls, we aim to highlight how Black women artists amplify the voices of the unheard and bring visibility to the realities that the white world often chooses to overlook. We are excited to have our special guest, Bobbi Booker, guiding us on this tour. Bobbi is a Philadelphia-based audio architect, radio personality, and cultural journalist. She curates "Spirit Soul Music" every Sunday from 6 to 9 a.m. and "Jazz Through the Night" on weeknights from midnight to 6 a.m. on WRTI 90.1 FM. To learn more about our guest, visit www.wrti.org/people/bobbi-i-booker Black History Year (BHY) is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school and explore pathways to liberation with people who are leading the way. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work.  Hosting BHY is Darren Wallace. The BHY production team includes Brooke Brown, Amber Davis, Mina Davis, Kevin McFall, Gabby Roberts, and Leslie Taylor-Grover. Our producers are Cydney Smith, Darren Wallace, and Len Webb, who also edits the show. BHY's executive producers are Julian Walker and Lilly Workneh. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Glory Edim, creator of the popular Well-Read Black Girl book club, has written a new memoir, Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me, about her life and the books and authors that meant the most to her at certain periods of her life. Edim discusses her childhood as the daughter of Nigerian immigrants and why authors like Maya Angelou, Nikki Giovanni, James Baldwin, Ntozake Shange and Toni Morrison spoke to her growing up. Plus, we take your calls.

If you're looking for an ensemble-lead choreopoem that explores the Black experience in the entertainment industry… consider Spell #7 by celebrated playwright Ntozake Shange. Set in the late 70s in St. Louis, Missouri, the play welcomes us into a world not too far from our own, forcing us to reckon with the realities of the “isms” in creative spaces. The play takes us through the lives of 9 characters who are fighting to discover themselves as artists in a society that sees them as one dimensional after-thoughts. Using a mixture of lush poetry and stylized choreography (and guided by a literal magician), the ensemble explores the effects of blackface and violence against Black women in the entertainment industry and beyond. Hosted by Shannon Corenthin and Skye PagonMonologue by Terra ChaneySupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/this-is-a-classic-the-expand-the-canon-theatre-podcast/donations

In this episode, bridgette takes inspiration from Ntozake Shange's 1976 choreopoem, for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf and compiles a list of five collections by Black women that you should know. Listen in as bridgette chooses one collection from each of the past five years and explains why you should know it. The Poetry Lab Podcast is produced by Lori Walker, Danielle Mitchell, and Karen Zheng. Hosted by Danielle Mitchell and Lori Walker, with special guest host bridgette bianca.  Theme song: "Simply Upbeat" by Christian Telford, Kenneth Edward Belcher, and Saki Furuya Visit thepoetrylab.com/podcast for more information.  

Such a bold and beautiful chat with Director, Producer and Artist Jordi. M Carter on how culture and the industry shapes us. How we are working to find our identity and placement, how we can be in service to art and the artists.  Topics Breakdown:  When was the most euphoric or happiest you were in your job? Walk away Lessons learnt from the following: Young Vic Associates , Theatre Peckham Young and Boundless and how did opportunities in those spaces come to be?  What about theatre and the arts excited you to be working in this industry ?  Black Performance lab- Spirituality, culture, heritage work and facilitating that to non-black creatives/ Transparent conversations around programming, better script work or craft work from directors, writer to actors and do you voice that?  What your DYCP is about and finding on it ? And what is DYCP why it's so competitive now and also a great opportunity for UK creatives ?  Challenges and joys of decolonising work in theatre and creating your own space.  Rapid Response Questions:  A tip on being financial savvy? Go back to any role or project what would it be and why? And if you were asked to do a part 2/ expansion of it- input  A great thing about being an artist in today's social, cultural and economical and a challenging thing about it?  Getting into the role- auditioning or when you have booked the job? And how to let go or sepearate yourself from it? A thing you would like someone to take away with them having met you for a brief second or known you for a long time? Your Favourite thing about yourself either as a creative or person and something you feel is a challenge and are working on? A thing you would like to impart somebody but you never got told ? Words to your mirror self today? 3 things the creative culture could do with and or without? 3 artists really admire their journey or would suggest in checking out their work? What the Chai- 30 second rant about anything and everything however you must start or end your rant with the phrase "What the Chai?" Joyfulness- What's one thing that makes Jordi joyful and whats one thing he does for others that makes them feel joyful.  Notes: Artists/ organisations mentioned in the episode are: Ntozake Shange, Lanre Malaolu, Benedict Lombe .  To subscribe to Patreon and become a Patron/ supporter of Chai with Rai.  Social: Myself: https://www.instagram.com/chaiwithrai_/ & https://twitter.com/chaiwithrai_ & https://www.tiktok.com/@chaiwithrai Guest : https://www.instagram.com/jordimcarter/  Links: Myself: https://www.raimuitfum.com/chaiwithraihomepage & https://linktr.ee/chaiwithrai_  Guest: https://salamander-sprout-59c2.squarespace.com/bio & https://creatorsprogram.youngvic.org/member/11771  Hope you all enjoyed it and Thank you for tuning in. To Subscribe, share, follow my work and everything else is listed above.  

The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture (Columbia University Press, 2023) explores how an incredible group of Black women writers, including Alice Walker, June Jordan, Toni Morrison, Ntozake Shange, Audre Lorde, and writers and intellectuals convened an informal group called “The Sisterhood” and how they transformed American writing and cultural and educational institutions in the decades that followed. Thorsson traces the personal, professional, and political connections that led to the group's emergence and explores the remarkable legacy. While focusing on the organizing, networking, and community building that nurtured Black women's writing, The Sisterhood provides an impactful model of Black feminist collaboration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture (Columbia University Press, 2023) explores how an incredible group of Black women writers, including Alice Walker, June Jordan, Toni Morrison, Ntozake Shange, Audre Lorde, and writers and intellectuals convened an informal group called “The Sisterhood” and how they transformed American writing and cultural and educational institutions in the decades that followed. Thorsson traces the personal, professional, and political connections that led to the group's emergence and explores the remarkable legacy. While focusing on the organizing, networking, and community building that nurtured Black women's writing, The Sisterhood provides an impactful model of Black feminist collaboration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture (Columbia University Press, 2023) explores how an incredible group of Black women writers, including Alice Walker, June Jordan, Toni Morrison, Ntozake Shange, Audre Lorde, and writers and intellectuals convened an informal group called “The Sisterhood” and how they transformed American writing and cultural and educational institutions in the decades that followed. Thorsson traces the personal, professional, and political connections that led to the group's emergence and explores the remarkable legacy. While focusing on the organizing, networking, and community building that nurtured Black women's writing, The Sisterhood provides an impactful model of Black feminist collaboration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture (Columbia University Press, 2023) explores how an incredible group of Black women writers, including Alice Walker, June Jordan, Toni Morrison, Ntozake Shange, Audre Lorde, and writers and intellectuals convened an informal group called “The Sisterhood” and how they transformed American writing and cultural and educational institutions in the decades that followed. Thorsson traces the personal, professional, and political connections that led to the group's emergence and explores the remarkable legacy. While focusing on the organizing, networking, and community building that nurtured Black women's writing, The Sisterhood provides an impactful model of Black feminist collaboration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture (Columbia University Press, 2023) explores how an incredible group of Black women writers, including Alice Walker, June Jordan, Toni Morrison, Ntozake Shange, Audre Lorde, and writers and intellectuals convened an informal group called “The Sisterhood” and how they transformed American writing and cultural and educational institutions in the decades that followed. Thorsson traces the personal, professional, and political connections that led to the group's emergence and explores the remarkable legacy. While focusing on the organizing, networking, and community building that nurtured Black women's writing, The Sisterhood provides an impactful model of Black feminist collaboration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies

The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture (Columbia University Press, 2023) explores how an incredible group of Black women writers, including Alice Walker, June Jordan, Toni Morrison, Ntozake Shange, Audre Lorde, and writers and intellectuals convened an informal group called “The Sisterhood” and how they transformed American writing and cultural and educational institutions in the decades that followed. Thorsson traces the personal, professional, and political connections that led to the group's emergence and explores the remarkable legacy. While focusing on the organizing, networking, and community building that nurtured Black women's writing, The Sisterhood provides an impactful model of Black feminist collaboration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture (Columbia University Press, 2023) explores how an incredible group of Black women writers, including Alice Walker, June Jordan, Toni Morrison, Ntozake Shange, Audre Lorde, and writers and intellectuals convened an informal group called “The Sisterhood” and how they transformed American writing and cultural and educational institutions in the decades that followed. Thorsson traces the personal, professional, and political connections that led to the group's emergence and explores the remarkable legacy. While focusing on the organizing, networking, and community building that nurtured Black women's writing, The Sisterhood provides an impactful model of Black feminist collaboration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture (Columbia University Press, 2023) explores how an incredible group of Black women writers, including Alice Walker, June Jordan, Toni Morrison, Ntozake Shange, Audre Lorde, and writers and intellectuals convened an informal group called “The Sisterhood” and how they transformed American writing and cultural and educational institutions in the decades that followed. Thorsson traces the personal, professional, and political connections that led to the group's emergence and explores the remarkable legacy. While focusing on the organizing, networking, and community building that nurtured Black women's writing, The Sisterhood provides an impactful model of Black feminist collaboration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture (Columbia University Press, 2023) explores how an incredible group of Black women writers, including Alice Walker, June Jordan, Toni Morrison, Ntozake Shange, Audre Lorde, and writers and intellectuals convened an informal group called “The Sisterhood” and how they transformed American writing and cultural and educational institutions in the decades that followed. Thorsson traces the personal, professional, and political connections that led to the group's emergence and explores the remarkable legacy. While focusing on the organizing, networking, and community building that nurtured Black women's writing, The Sisterhood provides an impactful model of Black feminist collaboration.

Welcome back listeners! In this new season we will be discussing Sassafras, Cypress & Indigo by Ntozake Shange. For this six part series Zami A. and Sadie are joined by a special guest and book lover, Imani! Part 1 covers the character Indigo as she navigates through the transition of girlhood into womanhood.  As always, we have created a free study guide for this book, that you can access here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z3GZ8huIpuc6Ixq1b52pfABBoAH1qvty0LX0JLEU6D4/edit?usp=sharing

In this episode, we dive into the vibrant world of London theatre with two remarkable productions making waves in the West End - For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy and Standing at the Sky's Edge. Plus Darren talks exclusively to writer Barry McStay and director Tom Radcliffe about their new project Breeding.  For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy: First up, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy returns to London's West End in 2024 after three previously sold-out runs. This thought-provoking play, inspired by Ntozake Shange's ‘For Coloured Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf', delves into the complexities of Black masculinity and life in Britain. Join six young Black men as they navigate father figures, lost loves, and the highs and lows of existence in a powerful exploration of survival. Following its critically acclaimed runs, this Olivier Award-nominated production promises a captivating experience for theatregoers at the Garrick Theatre. Standing at the Sky's Edge: Next, we shift our focus to Standing at the Sky's Edge, the multi-award-winning new musical transferring to the West End after sold-out runs at the National Theatre and Sheffield Theatres. Hailed as ‘the most exciting new British musical in years', this production is a love letter to Sheffield, weaving together the hopes and dreams of three generations over six decades. With irresistible songs by legendary singer-songwriter Richard Hawley and a poignant book by Chris Bush, "Standing at the Sky's Edge" offers a heartfelt exploration of community and the meaning of home. Directed by Sheffield Theatres' Artistic Director Robert Hastie, this Olivier Award-winning musical is not to be missed. Interview with Barry McStay and Tom Radcliffe: As a bonus, Darren sits down for an exclusive interview with director writer Barry McStay and Tom Radcliffe to discuss Breeding. This funny and moving drama, which premiered in 2023 to critical acclaim, returns to The King's Head by popular demand. Get insights into the making of this compelling production and discover what makes Breeding a must-see theatrical experience.

Ep. 51 ⁠DuEwa⁠ interviewed author ⁠Courtney Thorsson⁠ about her new book, The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture (2024). Visit Courtney's website at ⁠www.CourtneyThorsson.com.⁠ Follow Nerdacity on IG @nerdacitypodcast and DuEwa IG @drduewawrites. www.duewaworld.com Tweet and follow on X @nerdacitypod1. Fan/follow Nerdacity on Facebook. Donate to Paypal.me/duewaworld  Bio ⁠Courtney Thorsson⁠ is an associate professor at the University of Oregon, where she teaches, studies, and writes about African American literature. Her first book ⁠Women's Work: Nationalism and Contemporary African American Women's Novels⁠ argues that Toni Cade Bambara, Paule Marshall, Gloria Naylor, Ntozake Shange, and Toni Morrison reclaim and revise cultural nationalism in their novels of the 1980s and 90s. Her writing has appeared in publications including Callaloo; African American Review; MELUS; Gastronomica; Contemporary Literature; Legacy; and Public Books. Her new book, ⁠The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture⁠ tells the story of how a remarkable community of Black women writers and intellectuals transformed political, literary, and academic cultures. She is the recipient of a Public Scholars Award from the National Endowment for the Humanities in support of the research and writing of The Sisterhood.   --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/duewafrazier/support

Happy New Year! The Black Menace Podcast is back for 2024 and we're kicking this year off with an interview with Kaleb Ford (she/they). In this episode, Nate and Rachel interview Kaleb about their experience growing up with pro-Black foster parents living with a White family and attending a predominantly White private school in their high school years. Kaleb shares their journey of understanding their gender identity to joining the LDs church and eventually moving to Utah. Follow on IG: @Kaleb_FormerlyKnownAs Originally hailing from Los Angeles, California, Kaleb has recently made the transition to SLC from Columbus, Ohio, accompanied by their dog, Dr. Dibbs. In their free time, they enjoy diving into captivating books, exploring the city, and taking leisurely strolls with Dibbs by their side. Their interests are wide-ranging, spanning from exploring spirituality within the Diaspora to delving into the intricate politics of Black Womanhood. Kaleb's academic journey has taken them through Oberlin College for undergrad and The Ohio State University for a Masters in Black Studies. They firmly believe that the power of Black women's art and fiction is as influential in shaping discourse as traditional academic texts. Some of the brilliant minds that inspire them include N.K. Jemisin, Ntozake Shange, and Audre Lorde. For those intrigued by the dynamic relationship between language and oppressive structures in nonwhite communities, they wholeheartedly recommend M. Nourbese Philips' "Discourse on the Logic of Language." After spending over five years in the nonprofit world as an educator, they are now the Black Student Engagement Coordinator at the University of Utah.

Public/Private is Gail's memoir about her life with famous producer/director Joe Papp as they founded the Public Theater in NYC. Over their 26-year relationship, Gail and Joe established a legendary partnership that built the famous theatrical institution. In her memoir, Gail gives you an inside look at the early years of the Public when plays such as A Chorus Line were just starting and then little-known actors were making their way in show business. Gail and Joe's production genius was responsible for an extraordinary body of work that launched the careers of dozens of actors, including James Earl Jones, Colleen Dewhurst, Gloria Foster, Morgan Freeman, Raúl Juliá, Kevin Kline, Mandy Patinkin, George C. Scott, Martin Sheen, Meryl Streep, and Diane Venora, all of whom make an appearance in the book.Opening in the early Sixties, Gail's narrative spans the years she and Joe worked, then lived together until Joe's death in 1991. During most of that time, Gail was the Developer of New Plays and Musicals at The Public while it staged hundreds of productions, ranging from the free Shakespeare in Central Park series to new plays, such as Ntozake Shange's for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, and musicals like Hair and A Chorus Line. Gail Papp paints a comprehensive picture of the ways that The Public was driven by Joe's ambition to create a democratic theater whose artists and audiences would reflect the city's population. Also highlighted are unfamiliar aspects of his many battles with the establishment, from tilts with Robert Moses to theater critics the scourge of AIDS, its impact on the many friends, family and colleagues close to Joe and Gail, and the toll it exacted on Joe's son, Tony.At a time when America remains divided over issues of equality, identity, and freedom of expression, Public/Private is an important chronicle of how The Public Theater became a transformative beacon for social change and of the couple who created it.

If you're interested in learning about the author of the Obie award-winning and Tony-nominated “for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf”, then my Ntozake Shange Black History Facts profile is for you. Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/ntozake-shange.

Gail Merrifield Papp worked alongside Joseph Papp as he founded The Public Theater and was named the theater's Director of New Works Development. In that role, Gail was responsible for some of The Public Theater's best-remembered productions, including FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE/WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF by Ntozake Shange, THE NORMAL HEART by Larry Kramer, THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD by Rupert Holmes, and many others. Gail Merrifield and Joe Papp married in 1976 and were together until his death in 1991. Her memoir, PUBLIC/PRIVATE: MY LIFE WITH JOE PAPP AT THE PUBLIC THEATER, will be published by Applause Books on October 17th. For more information regarding the memoir, please visit: https://www.amazon.com/Public-Private-Life-Papp-Theater/dp/1493074865/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=gail+papp&qid=1693238691&sr=8-1 If you love this show, please leave us a review. Go to RateThisPodcast.com/karereviewspodcast and follow the simple instructions. Follow Kare Reviews at www.karereviews.net and on Twitter:@KareReviews Also please visit the newly launched Patreon page:https://www.patreon.com/jeffreykare?fan_landing=true Follow Jeffrey Kare on Twitter:@JeffreyKare If you like what you've heard here, please subscribe to any one of the following places where the Kare Reviews Podcast is available. AnchorAppleGoogleSpotifyBreakerOvercastPocket CastsRadioPublic --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jeffrey-kare/support

Aaron Marquis brings the Circus to the Capital Region this summer with The Contemporary Circus and Immersive Arts Center (CCIAC). Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Andrea Cunliffe speaks with Aaron about this summer's programs including kids camps, artists opportunities, pop-up performances, and a circus dining experience. They also talk about the family-friendly main event "The RAINBOW is Enuf," -- a reimaging of legendary playwright Ntozake Shange's "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf," expressed through the lens of the modern circus. Circus in Prospect Park is this August. Visit the CCIAC.US website.

Alexandria Wailes is an accomplished actor, choreographer and dancer who just this last season appeared on Broadway in the acclaimed revival of Ntozake Shange's seminal play “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf.” The production, directed by UNCSA alum Camille A. Brown, held one notable surprise, the use of American Sign Language, since Alexandria, who is Deaf, played the Lady in Purple, a part that had not originally been written as a Deaf character. This was not her first time on Broadway. She understudied Marlee Matlin in the revival of “Spring Awakening,” and then she went on in the part for the run's final month. Before that, she acted in the legendary Deaf West Theatre production of “Big River,” which after its Broadway run toured throughout the U.S. and even played not once but twice in Tokyo.She's acted in some of the country's most respected regional theaters, from Minneapolis's Mixed Blood Theater to Los Angeles's Kirk Douglas Theater, and she has also been featured in several popular TV shows, including “Nurse Jackie” and “Law and Order: Criminal Intent.” She is a member of Heidi Latsky Dance Company, and she is the co-founder of BHO5, a company whose mission is, “to usher in a new era of authentic artistic representation of American deaf people.” In this episode, Alexandria describes how she crafted her remarkable career as a multidisciplinary performer and explains the work that must still be done to ensure that not only Deaf but also hearing performers can feel fully informed and bolstered in work that features Deaf artists and/or subjects. http://www.alexandriawailes.com/home.htmlhttps://www.bho5.org/

Join Imani Perry and Kaitlyn Greenidge for a discussion of Claudia Tate and Black Women Writers At Work. Long out of print, Black Women Writers at Work is a vital contribution to Black literature in the 20th century. Through candid interviews with Maya Angelou, Toni Cade Bambara, Gwendolyn Brooks, Alexis De Veaux, Nikki Giovanni, Kristin Hunter, Gayl Jones, Audre Lorde, Toni Morrison, Sonia Sanchez, Ntozake Shange, Alice Walker, Margaret Walker, and Sherley Anne Williams, the book highlights the practices and critical linkages between the work and lived experiences of Black women writers whose work laid the foundation for many who have come after. For this launch Imani Perry will be in conversation with Kaitlyn Greenidge. Get Black Women Writers at Work from Haymarket: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1926-black-women-writers-at-work Speakers: Imani Perry is the Hughes-Rogers Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, where she also teaches in the Programs in Law and Public Affairs, and in Gender and Sexuality Studies. She is a native of Birmingham, Alabama, and spent much of her youth in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Chicago. She is the author of several books, including Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry. She lives outside Philadelphia with her two sons, Freeman Diallo Perry Rabb and Issa Garner Rabb. Kaitlyn Greenidge's debut novel is We Love You, Charlie Freeman (Algonquin Books), one of the New York Times Critics' Top 10 Books of 2016. Her writing has appeared in the Vogue, Glamour, the Wall Street Journal, Elle, Buzzfeed, Transition Magazine, Virginia Quarterly Review, The Believer, American Short Fiction and other places. She is the recipient of fellowships from the Whiting Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University and the Guggenheim Foundation. She is currently Features Director at Harper's Bazaar. Her second novel, Libertie, is published by Algonquin Books and out now. Watch the live event recording: https://youtube.com/live/sYdedGXRV_g Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow us on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks

 Meg Wolitzer presents three provocative works about rituals that reshape and define their characters. In “oh she gotta head fulla hair,” by Ntozake Shange, a woman's attention to her hair consumes her life. The reader is Tamara Tunie. In “Half a Day,” by Naguib Mahfouz, performed by Bruce Altman, time collapses and a lifetime goes by in a flash. And in Charles Baxter's “Fenstad's Mother,” a mother and son rehearse old patterns and find new ones. The reader is Edie Falco.

Natalie Brown ‘25, a sophomore in TD and the composer of "For Colored Girls,"  talks with Suraj Singareddy '25 about how she began writing songs, the process of creating a musical and the pressures that come with adapting Ntozake Shange's seminal play.  Produced by Joanne Lee '26 and Suraj Singareddy '25 Music by Blue Dot Sessions

To Be Heard, To Be Seen, To MatterShaunda McDill is the newly appointed Managing Director of the Pittsburgh Public Theater. She is a rare type of new leader coming of age in the modern American Theater – black women who are ascending to top roles in major theatrical institutions across the country. She joins the ranks of theatrical trailblazers like Nataki Garrett, Artistic Director at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Dominique Morisseau, Executive Artistic Producer at Detroit Public Theater; Patricia McGregor, Artistic Director at New York Theater Workshop; and Hana Sharif, the Augustin Family Artistic Director at Repertory Theater of St. Louis. All wrestling with that question of how do we create space within the canon of the theater to make as much room as possible for a multitude of voices, perspectives, and stories to emerge that are as diverse and as expansive as is the landscape of the country today. Because in the final analysis, it comes down to Representation. And whose stories get to be heard, to be seen and to matter.For Shaunda, her answer to that question has its roots in her nontraditional journey to the Pittsburgh Public Theater. As a young girl her life as an artist began by performing in skits at the local Red Cross to highlight HIV/AIDS for kids, and reciting Bible verses in the Easter Pageants at her church. Along the way, she was mentored by such theater and literary luminaries as Ntozake Shange and August Wilson, and influenced by the words of Langston Hughes, James Baldwin, and Toni Morrison. She formed her own theater company called Demaskus – that unapologetically creates space for the underserved and underrepresented people in the theater to have the artistic license to succeed and fail, and to explore freely their artistry on their own terms. For as Shaunda says, “It is necessary for us to tell our own stories if they are going to be told. We must bear witness to what happens and what has transpired in our lives.” She has built a life buttressed by her strong, unshakeable faith and her belief that her approach to creativity isn't about struggling to convince others of her humanity, but rather a struggle to produce work and art that reflects her vision of the world. Her life and her career are not exercises in looking outward, rather they are the result of Shaunda looking inward into her innermost soul.At the Podium WebsiteAt the Podium on IGPatrick on IGFor more information contact Patrick at patrick@patrickhueyleadership.com

This week  for Women's History Month Angel and Zoha discuss Black women in literature. They explore the lives of Gloria Naylor, Ntozake Shange, J. California Cooper and Octavia Butler.For more info on the show join us on Tiktok, Instagram and Facebook.Send your topics, questions & requests to appear on the pod to saltpepperketchuppodcast@gmail.comwe appreciate your support, please write us reviews wherever you listen.Support the show

in which Monica Prince and i discuss choreopoetry, action movie metatext, and our mutual love of chapbooks where to find Monica: website - https://monicaprince.com/ facebook - @MonicaPrinceChoreopoet twitter - @poetic_moni instagram - @poetic_moni Roadmap preorder - https://santa-fe-writers-project.square.site/product/roadmap/76?cs=true&cst=custom other things referenced: Ntozake Shange - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/ntozake-shange choreopoetry - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choreopoem For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Colored_Girls_Who_Have_Considered_Suicide_/_When_the_Rainbow_Is_Enuf The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/117662/the-bluest-eye-by-toni-morrison/ Sita Sings the Blues by Nina Paley - https://www.sitasingstheblues.com/ Made to Dance in Burning Buildings by Anya Pearson - https://www.anyapearson.com/made-to-dance-in-burning-buildings-1 the four principle of Black Theatre - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Negro_Theatre War (2007 film) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_(2007_film) the current run of Nightwing - https://readcomiconline.li/Comic/Nightwing-2016 (start with issue 78 and install an adblocker) Ishion Hutchinson - https://ishionhutchinson.com/ A Pageant of Great Women by Cicely Mary Hamilton - https://www.amazon.com/Pageant-Great-Women-Cicely-Hamilton/dp/0342028715 Stag's Leap by Sharon Olds - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/219372/stags-leap-by-sharon-olds/9780375712258 the Sealey challenge - https://www.thesealeychallenge.com/ Closure by Maroon 5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVHLt62wO3U Christmas Steps by Mogwai - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZuXtXQ7ZQM things i wanted to mention: You Are Good podcast - https://www.instagram.com/youaregoodpod/?hl=en The Midnight Gospel - https://www.netflix.com/title/80987903 Batman: the Golden Streets of Gotham - https://readcomiconline.li/Comic/Batman-The-Golden-Streets-of-Gotham (adblocker still recommended)

In this episode Lissa talks with playwright and author Pearl Cleage about Blues for an Alabama Sky, her current work and references to inspirations and influencers including Langston Hughes, Stacey Abrams, Ntozake Shange, Viola Davis, audience development and more. Blues for an Alabama Sky is playing on the Wurtele Thrust stage at the Guthrie through March 12, 2023 Tickets: https://www.guthrietheater.org/shows-and-tickets/performance-calendar/ Go Deeper www.BlackMarketReads.com 

Black theater institutions have been instrumental in birthing the careers of some of the world's most talented artists. From Amiri Baraka to Glynn Turman to Esther Rolle to Ntozake Shange, the roaster of playwrights, actors, and theater makers who have benefited from the guidance of these prominent havens are never-ending. And in this episode of the TMA podcast, we are digging in the crates and chatting with three of the most regarded black theater organizations in the world! Find out how the Negro Ensemble Company, National Black Theatre, and the New Federal Theatre came to be, found their unique voices, and are working to preserve their legacies. In episode 4 of The Melanated Archives Podcast, we chat with theater makers: Robert Hooks, Sade Lythcott, Jonathan McCrory, Elizabeth Van Dyke, and Woodie King Jr. This Episode's Guests Include: Negro Ensemble Company: Robert Hooks (Co-Founder): Instagram/Facebook - @RobertHooks; www.necinc.org National Black Theatre: Sade Lythcott (CEO) & Jonathan McCrory (Executive Artistic Director): Instagram - @natblacktheatre; www.nationalblacktheatre.org New Federal Theatre: Woodie King Jr. (Founding Director) & Elizabeth Van Dyke (Producing Artistic Director): Instagram - @newfederaltheatre; newfederaltheatre.com ***Please consider donating to these beloved institutions or any black theater company in your area.*** Theme Music: Funky Suspense - courtesy of Bensound.com Follow Our Show & Our Hosts: TMA Instagram: @themelanatedarchives TMA Website: https://www.themelanatedarchives.com/ Kendra Holloway: Instagram - @kendra2shay Brandon Rachal: Instagram - @brandonrachal_ Support & Show Your Love For The Podcast: Make a small donation to help further our efforts: https://anchor.fm/themelanatedarchives/support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themelanatedarchives/support

Zach, Amin and Mayes begin Black Heritage Month with the most important and powerful work that Tyler Perry has ever done, an adaptation of Ntozake Shange's 1975 choreopoem, consisting of seven women that each deal with a different personal conflict, such as love, abandonment, rape, infidelity, and abortion. Subscribe to Cinephobe! Then Rate 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify.   Follow Cinephobe on Twitter & Instagram:   Zach Harper @talkhoops IG: @talkhoops   Amin Elhassan @darthamin IG: @darthamin   Anthony Mayes @cornpuzzle IG: @cornpuzzle The show page @CinephobePod   Email: cinephobepodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach, Amin and Mayes begin Black Heritage Month with the most important and powerful work that Tyler Perry has ever done, an adaptation of Ntozake Shange's 1975 choreopoem, consisting of seven women that each deal with a different personal conflict, such as love, abandonment, rape, infidelity, and abortion. Subscribe to Cinephobe! Then Rate 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify.   Follow Cinephobe on Twitter & Instagram:   Zach Harper @talkhoops IG: @talkhoops   Amin Elhassan @darthamin IG: @darthamin   Anthony Mayes @cornpuzzle IG: @cornpuzzle The show page @CinephobePod   Email: cinephobepodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Morganna and Barbara are happy to welcome back to the podcast, Allison Jornlin! In her third episode with us on the subject of unsung female paranormal investigators from history, she talks about Zora Neale Hurston. Most folks know about Zora from her fiction, especially her novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, but she did so many other things besides write wonderful novels, plays and short stories. She was also an anthropologist who was a colleague of Margaret Mead and who worked with pioneering anthropologist Franz Boas. In that capacity, she also became a folklorist and a paranormal investigator when she went to collect and document folktales, herbal remedies, and spiritual practices of the New World African diaspora. She was initiated into voodoo and worked with conjure doctors, houngan, and other spiritual leaders in Jamaica, Haiti, and New Orleans. She was given the name, “Rain Bringer” at one of her initiations after fasting for three days and lying face down on a couch in darkness for three days. She had visions during her initiatory fast, but she didn't report what they were. However, many paranormal happens did occur to her and around her and Allison, Morganna and I talk about a great many of them. She also was the first academic to believe that zombies were real, and were created by the use of some sort of poison or drug, though she couldn't find out what it was. Decades later, following up on her instinct about the creation of zombies, anthropologist Wade Davis found out at least part of the secret of the zombie making poison and wrote about it in his book, The Serpent and the Rainbow. There's lots of fun to be had here, great true ghost stories and conjure stories as well as weird asides about obscure laundry chemicals. Yes, you heard it right. Laundry chemicals. The other books we talk about in this episode are Of Mules and Men and Tell My Horse, both by Zora Neal Hurston and Zora Neale Hurston on Florida Food by Frederick Douglas Opie. (Allison highly recommends the Audible version of Of Mules and Men)I mistakenly referred to Ntozake Shange's memoir cookbook, If I Can Cook/You Know God Can as being by Zora. I have read both books, and they are right next to each other on my shelf of African diaspora cookbooks (yes, I have a shelf of them) and they are both excellent.

‘The Woman King'  sits somewhere between the cringe of 'Coming to America' and the fantasy of 'Black Panther' in Hollywood's troubled history of stories about Africa. Dr. Aje-Ori Agbese, professor in the Communication department of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, joins host Kai Wright to discuss Hollywood's spotty history with stories about Africa and the cultural significance of the new blockbuster hit. Companion listening for this episode: Somebody, Sing a Black Girl's Song (5/16/2022) An intergenerational meditation on Ntozake Shange's iconic Broadway play, "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf." “Notes from America” airs live on Sunday evenings at 6pm ET. The podcast episodes are lightly edited from our live broadcasts. To catch all the action, tune into the show on Sunday nights via the stream on notesfromamerica.org or on WNYC's YouTube channel.   We want to hear from you! Connect with us on Instagram and Twitter @noteswithkai or email us at notes@wnyc.org.

This week, Mario and Twenty welcome creator, coach, and facilitator Black to the Expression Appraisal Table. If you ain't got it, you ain't got it. The theory is brilliant? Watch as Mario and Twenty are joined by Boston native and New Orleans based creator, coach, and facilitator Black to discuss the meaning and origin of Faking The Funk. Black share their views of aunthenticity, work, and spirit. We explore the love of artist's work in Central Africa, the creation of Funk music, and the Spike Lee classic film, White Men Can't Jump, and it's impact on the phrase. Black (they/them) is a renaissance, drawing inspiration from artists like Josephine Baker and Ntozake Shange, who were unapologetic and unbound in their creative expression. They are a Black, genderqueer creator, coach, and facilitator currently based in New Orleans. Through anti/interdisciplinary creative practice, Black transcends the boundaries between art and form to create space for healing, discovery and transformation. They create within the realm of Afrofuturism and spirituality, conjuring new worlds, facilitating deep connection, and cultivating a sense of collectivity, wholeness and embodied wisdom. It is through this work that Black strives towards liberation. You can connect with Black at: Instagram: www.instagram.com/thecreatorblack Twitter: www.twitter.com/thecreatorblack Website: https://thecreatorblack.com SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheUnderdog 0:00 Fragrance/Cologne Testing Opener 1:22 Intro 1:56 Roll Call: Twenty Interrupts The Intro 6:38 Connection To Faking The Funk 11:03 What is Faking The Funk? Webster's Definition 16:35 The Origin of Faking The Funk - The History of Funk: The Smell 18:28 Funk In African Art and Music 21:50 Sweat From Hardwork 24:35 Question 1: Baby Got Back 28:24 Funk Music In America: James Brown 33:38 Funk Is Meant For A Live Setting 39:13 Main Source - Fakin' The Funk 43:20 Jabs At West Coast Gangsta Rap 49:27 Appraise The Phrase: The Grades 52:52 Connect With Black The Creator 55:25 Dictionary of Misinformation: The Kentucky Rifle Follow Appraise The Phrase: Official Site: ➡️ https://appraisethephrase.com/ ATP YouTube: ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClhOT41ItFBzpXanbzfT0oQ (Shorts and exclusive clips) Twitter: ➡️ https://twitter.com/TheATPShow Instagram: ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/theappraisethephraseshow TikTok: ➡️ https://www.tiktok.com/@appraisethephrase

This episode explores the recent revival of Ntozake Shange's for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf, directed and choreographed by Camille A. Brown. Hosts Leticia Ridley and Jordan Ealey contextualize the production, its ongoing relevance and legacy, and its resonance in Black feminist theatre, dance, and performance.

This episode explores the recent revival of Ntozake Shange's for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf, directed and choreographed by Camille A. Brown. Hosts Leticia Ridley and Jordan Ealey contextualize the production, its ongoing relevance and legacy, and its resonance in Black feminist theatre, dance, and performance.

Tony Award nominee Camille A. Brown discusses her interruption of Ntozake Shange's "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When The Rainbow Is Enuf." Brown shares what it was like to be the first Black woman to direct and choreograph a Broadway show in 67 years. Hear her conversation with CBS News' Jamie Wax.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tony Award nominee Camille A. Brown discusses her interruption of Ntozake Shange's "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When The Rainbow Is Enuf." Brown shares what it was like to be the first Black woman to direct and choreograph a Broadway show in 67 years. Hear her conversation with CBS News' Jamie Wax.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The recent Tony-nominated Broadway revival of Ntozake Shange's for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf reflects a growing appreciation for a Black writer whose work gives voice to those who have been oppressed and marginalized because of their race and gender. But who was Shange, and what more do her theatrical works have to say to us today? Dr. Kim F. Hall of Barnard College joins us to explore Shange's life and work.

Ntozake Shange's "For Colored Girls" returns to Broadway after almost 50 years. Lady in Orange, Amara Granderson, and Lady in Brown, Tendayi Kuumba joins Carol Jenkins to discuss their experiences in the play after receiving 7 Tony Nominations.

An intergenerational meditation on Ntozake Shange's iconic Broadway play, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf. First, host Kai Wright and producer Regina de Heer speak with the director and choreographer of the current Broadway Revival, Camille A. Brown. Then, performers Trezana Beverley, Aku Kadogo, and Carol Maillard reminisce on the original production and working with the show's legendary creator, Ntozake Shange.   A special thanks to actor Francina Smith for her reading of "Dark Phrases." Companion listening for this episode: Lynn Nottage: Unexpected Optimist (1/3/2022) Playwright Lynn Nottage breaks down her remarkable career and shares how, as an optimist at heart, she finds the light and resilience in unexpected stories.  “The United States of Anxiety” airs live on Sunday evenings at 6pm ET. The podcast episodes are lightly edited from our live broadcasts. To catch all the action, tune into the show on Sunday nights via the stream on WNYC.org/anxiety or tell your smart speakers to play WNYC.    We want to hear from you! Connect with us on Twitter @WNYC using the hashtag #USofAnxiety or email us at anxiety@wnyc.org.

Gwendolyn Brooks: A Poet's Work in the Community opened at the Morgan Library on January 28 and will be on view through June 5, 2022.Comprising more than forty manuscripts, broadsides, and first editions, the exhibition explores Brooks's roles as a poet, teacher, mentor, and community leader. The exhibition traces the effect of the resulting relationships on her work and the work of other creatives, such as Dudley Randall, Sonia Sanchez, and Jeff Donaldson. It takes us through the story of Brooks as a young poet, her early published poetry and establishes her relationship with the Black arts and publishing communities of the 1960s and '70s. We learn of her contributions as a mentor to future writers through her children's books and self-published guides for young poets. Nic Caldwell's exhibition  comes at an important moment in our collective history, providing us with a blueprint for building community as an essential part of creative growth.The Poetry Project Thank you to the Poetry Project for allowing us to use the recording of Gwendolyn Brooks reading at  The Poetry Project in 1981. The  program included   Ntozake Shange, the American playwright and poet. best known for her play   For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf. The reading was just after the premiere. Library of AmericaEdward Hirsch's essay on Gwendolyn Brooks can be found in The Heart of American Poetry, published by Library of America.  Elizabeth Alexander edited wrote the introduction to The Essential Gwendolyn Brooks also published by Library of America.  DuSable Museum of African American HistoryStudent readersTimia McCoade is a senior at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School. This recording was arranged through Alwin Jones, chair, the English Department and director of the Fieldston Summer Academic Program.  Alex Waters is a technical producer for the Short Fuse Podcast. He is a music producer and a student at the  Berklee College of Music. He has written and produced music and edited for podcasts including  The Faith and Chai Podcast and Con Confianza. Alex writes, produces and records music for independent artists, including The Living.  He lives in Brooklyn can can be reached at:  alexwatersmusic12@gmail.com 

SELECTED SHORTS host Meg Wolitzer presents three provocative works about rituals that reshape and define their characters. In “oh she gotta head fulla hair,” by Ntozake Shange, a woman's attention to her hair consumes her life. The reader is Tamara Tunie. In “Half a Day,” by Naguib Mahfouz, performed by Bruce Altman, time collapses and a lifetime goes by in a flash.  And in Charles Baxter's “Fenstad's Mother,” a mother and son rehearse old patterns and find new ones. The reader is Edie Falco. Join and give!: https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/symphonyspacenyc?code=Splashpage See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Carl Hancock Rux's work crosses the disciplines of poetry, theater, music, and literary fiction in order to achieve what one critic describes as a "dizzying oral artistry...unleashing a torrent of paper bag poetry and post modern Hip-Bop music; the ritualistic blues of self awakening."Carl Hancock Rux is an American poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, recording artist, actor, theater director, radio journalist, as well as a frequent collaborator in the fields of film, modern dance, and contemporary art. He is the author of several books including the Village Voice Literary Prize-winning collection of poetry, Pagan Operetta, the novel, Asphalt, and the Obie Award-winning play, Talk. WRITER/POETWorking as a Social Work Trainer while moonlighting as a freelance art and music critic, Rux became a founding member of Hezekiah Walker's Love Fellowship gospel choir and later found himself influenced by the Lower East Side poetry and experimental theater scene, collaborating with poets Miguel Algarin, Bob Holman, Jayne Cortez, Sekou Sundiata, Ntozake Shange; experimental musicians David Murray, Mal Waldron, Butch Morris, Craig Harris, Jeanne Lee, Leroy Jenkins, Odetta, Steve Earle, Jim Carroll as well as experimental theater artists Laurie Carlos, Robbie McCauley, Ruth Maleczech, Lee Breuer, Reza Abdoh and others.RECORDING ARTIST/PERFORMING ARTISTHis CD Rux Revue was recorded and produced in Los Angeles by the Dust Brothers, Tom Rothrock, and Rob Schnapf and voted one of the top ten alternative music CDs of 1998 (New York Times). Rux recorded a follow up album, Apothecary Rx, (selected by French writer Phillippe Robert for his 2008 publication "Great Black Music": an exhaustive tribute of 110 albums including 1954's "Lady Sings The Blues" by Billie Holiday, the work of Jazz artists Oliver Nelson, Max Roach, John Coltrane, rhythm and blues artists Otis Redding, Ike & Tina Turner, Curtis Mayfield, George Clinton; as well as individual impressions of Fela Kuti, Jimi Hendrix, and Mos Def.) His fourth studio CD, Good Bread Alley, was released by Thirsty Ear Records, and his fifth Homeostasis (CD Baby) was released in May 2013. Rux has written and performed (or contributed music) to a proportionate number of dance companies including the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater; Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company; Jane Comfort & Co. and Ronald K. Brown's "Evidence" among others.THE BAPTISMThe recently Lincoln Center commissioned poemWritten and Performed by Carl Hancock RuxDirected by Carrie Mae WeemsAboutBaptism (of The Sharecropper's Son & The Boy From Boonville) by award-winning poet and artist Carl Hancock Rux is a three-part poem and the artist's tribute to the legacies of civil rights leaders John Lewis and C.T. Vivian. Written and performed by Rux, the Lincoln Center commission is also an 11-minute short abstract film in two iterations—The Baptism and The Baptism (rhetoric)—directed by artist Carrie Mae Weems.http://thebaptismpoem.org

Shange was born Paulette L. Williams on October 18, 1948 in Trenton, New Jersey to an Air Force surgeon and an educator/psychiatric social worker. She graduated cum laude with her BS degree in American studies from Barnard College in New York City. In 1973 she changed her name after a failed marriage and suicide attempts. Her new name is from the Xhosa language, Ntozake, meaning “she who comes with her own things,” and Shange, meaning “she who walks among lions.” She then graduated from the University of Southern California in 1973. After joining a dance company she created the Choreo poem: “For colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf.” The work was first produced off-Broadway and then premiered on Broadway at the booth theater in 1976. The play went onto win the OB award, the outer critics Circle award, and the a UTELCO award. Originally conceived as a Choreo poem, it has been published in book form, and adapted into a stage play. In 2010, Tyler perry wrote, produced, and directed the film adaptation, for colored girls, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Phylicia Rashad, Janet Jackson, and Loretta Devine. In 1978, she released nappy edges, a collection of 50 palm celebrating the voices of independent woman. In 1979 she produced the trilogy three pieces of poems, which won the LA Times book prize. In 1982 she released her first novel, sassafras, Cypress, and indigo, which he followed with Betsy Brown in 1985 and little Lane: resurrection of the daughter in 1994. Her work appeared in the black scholar, yard bird, miss magazine, essence magazine, the Chicago tribune, vibe, and third – world women. In addition to poetry, novels, essays and screenplays, she published four books for children. She also served on the faculty of the department of drama at the University of Houston. And Emmy, Tony, and Grammy award nominee, she received an NDEA fellowship in 1974, two Obie awards, Guggenheim fellowship in 1981, the Paul Robeson achievement award in 1992, the Living legend award from the national Black theater festival in 1993. She was inducted into the St. Louis Walk of fame. She passed away on October 27, 2018 at the age of 70. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/katherine-hutchinson-hayes/support

Join Nikki C and special guest Yona Deshommes as she shares her journey of going from from educator, to celebrity publicist, to being the founder of her very own public relations firm. Life certainly got in the way for Ms. Deshommes and she tells us all about it in our interview.Guest BIO:Yona Deshommes began her professional career in education as a certified teaching assistant and Academic Coordinator. She was instrumental in the creation of a number of career immersion programs, dance workshops and assisted in the development of remedial educational programs and alternative evaluation tools for students who were two or more years behind academically.Her love and passion for writing led her to a 15 year career in book publicity where she served as an Associate Director of Publicity at Atria Books, an imprint of one of the largest publishers in the world, Simon & Schuster. She has conceived and executed strategic publicity plans for a number of high profile clients that include New York Times bestselling authors Bishop TD Jakes, rapper/actor Common, Taraji P. Henson, Zane, Michael Strahan, Dr. Tererai Trent, Charlie Wilson, George Clinton, DeVon Franklin, Alice Walker, Ntozake Shange, Tananarive Due, Sister Souljah, Kevin Hart and a host of other literary/entertainment luminaries. In August of 2020, she entered a new chapter in her career with the establishment of her own company, Riverchild Media, a public relations firm specializing in the promotion of books by and for authors of color.Resources:Recommended Books: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho The Awakened Woman: Remembering & Reigniting Our Sacred Dreams by Tererai TrentFor additional information about the guest visit: www.riverchildmediallc.comLIFE GOT IN THE WAYIG: @lgitw_podcast | FB: @lgitwpodcastWebsite: www.nikitacanderson.com/podcast