Ntozake shange biography of michael jackson

Playwright and author Ntozake Shange was born Paulette L. Williams on October 18, in Trenton, New Jersey to Paul T. Williams, an air force surgeon, and Eloise Williams, an educator and psychiatric social worker.

Her family regularly hosted artists like Dizzy Gillespie, Paul Robeson, and W.E.B.

Ntozake shange biography of michael jackson

DuBois at their home. Shange graduated cum laude with her B.S. degree in American Studies from Barnard College in New York City in While pursuing her M.A. degree in American Studies from the University of Southern California, Shange began to associate with feminist writers, poets and performers.

In , she adopted her new name, Ntozake, meaning “she who comes with her own things,” and Shange, meaning “she who walks like a lion,” from the Xhosa dialect of Zulu. She graduated from the University of Southern California in  

Upon joining Malifu Osumare’s dance company, Shange met Paula Moss, and their subsequent collaborations led to the invention of Shange’s work, the choreopoem