{"product_id":"sing-a-black-girls-song-the-unpublished-work-of-ntozake-shange","title":"Sing a Black Girl's Song: The Unpublished Work of Ntozake Shange","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGMA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e’s 15 Spectacular New Books to Read in September \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e’s September 2023 Reads for the Rest of Us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Millions “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMost Anticipated” Books of 2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLitHub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNever-before-seen unpublished works by award-winning American literary icon Ntozake Shange, featuring essays, plays, and poems from the archives of the seminal Black feminist writer who stands alongside giants like Toni Morrison and Alice Walker, curated by National Book Award winner Imani Perry with a foreword by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author Tarana Burke.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e            In the late ’60s, Ntozake Shange was a student at Barnard College discovering her budding talent as a writer, publishing in her school’s literary journal, and finding her unique voice. By the time she left us in 2018,  Shange had scorched blazing trails across countless pages and stages, redefining genre and form as we know them, each verse, dance, and song a love letter to Black women and girls, and the community at large.\u003cbr\u003e            \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSing a Black\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGirl’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSong\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a new posthumous collection of Shange’s unpublished poems, essays, and plays from throughout the life of the seminal Black feminist writer. In these pages we meet young Shange, learn the moments that inspired \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003efor colored girls who have considered suicide\/when the rainbow is enuf…,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etravel with an eclectic family of musicians, sit on “The Couch” opposite Shange’s therapist, and discover plays written after \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003efor colored girls’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e international success. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSing a Black Girl’s Song\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehouses, in their original form, the literary rebel’s politically charged verses from the Black Arts Movement era alongside her signature tender rhythm and cadence  that capture the minutia and nuance of Black life. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSing a Black Girl’s Song\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis the continuation of a literary tradition that has bolstered generations of writers and a long-lasting gift from one of the fiercest and most highly celebrated artists of our time.   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ntozake Shange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45497567084720,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/6821\/9056\/files\/81A3Jvnf45L._SL1500.jpg?v=1785668515","url":"https:\/\/www.umojabooks.com\/products\/sing-a-black-girls-song-the-unpublished-work-of-ntozake-shange","provider":"Umoja House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}