Ntozake Shange (October 18, 1948 - October 27, 2018) was an American playwright and poet known for her work as a Black feminist activist. She addressed issues of race and Black empowerment in much of her writing. Her most famous work is the award-winning play for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf. Shange also authored novels such as Sassafras, Cypress, Indigo (1982), Liliane (1994), and Betsy Brown (1985). She received numerous accolades, including fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the Shelley Memorial Award. She lived in Brooklyn, New York.
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Meaning of the name - Ntozake
to plant, to sow
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Ntozake Shange belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Trenton
Place of Death: Bowie
Cause of Death: cerebrovascular disease
Educated At: Trenton Central High School | Barnard College | University of Southern California
Occupation: essayist | novelist | choreographer | playwright | poet | writer | actor | screenwriter
Spouses: David Murray
Children: Savannah Shange
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Awards Received: Otto Rene Castillo Award for Political Theater | Shelley Memorial Award | Langston Hughes Medal | Guggenheim Fellowship
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Ephemeris for October 18, 1948
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on October 18, 2023 | Secondary Progressions for October 18, 2023 |
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Sun | 25 Libra 13 | 25 Libra 3 | 10 Capricorn 58 |
Moon | 2 Taurus 13 | 11 Sagittarius 41 | 7 Aquarius 42 |
Mercury | 28 Libra 8 | 24 Libra 0 | 22 Capricorn 30 |
Venus | 14 Virgo 0 | 8 Virgo 45 | 15 Sagittarius 26 |
Mars | 1 Sagittarius 3 | 4 Scorpio 26 | 27 Capricorn 37 |
Jupiter | 24 Sagittarius 44 | 12 Taurus 31 | 10 Capricorn 27 |
Saturn | 3 Virgo 38 | 0 Pisces 42 | 6 Virgo 29 |
Uranus | 0 Cancer 32 | 22 Taurus 7 | 28 Gemini 3 |
Neptune | 13 Libra 12 | 25 Pisces 30 | 15 Libra 6 |
Pluto | 16 Leo 21 | 27 Capricorn 53 | 16 Leo 6 |
Rahu | 5 Taurus 22 | 24 Aries 48 | 1 Taurus 24 |
Ketu | 5 Scorpio 22 | 24 Libra 48 | 1 Scorpio 24 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2024
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Ntozake Shange's 2024 Transits to Natal Planets
- Saturn sextile Moon
Exact: 01 January, 2024 - Saturn opposition Saturn
Exact: 11 January, 2024 - Jupiter conjunction Rahu
Exact: 11 January, 2024 - Jupiter opposition Ketu
Exact: 11 January, 2024 - Saturn sextile Rahu
Exact: 31 January, 2024 - Mars square Rahu
Exact: 20 February, 2024 - Mars aspects Venus
Exact: 01 March, 2024 - Jupiter trine Venus
Exact: 21 March, 2024 - Saturn opposition Venus
Exact: 10 April, 2024 - Mars opposition Venus
Exact: 10 April, 2024 - Jupiter opposition Mars
Exact: 30 May, 2024 - Mars aspects Mars
Exact: 09 June, 2024 - Mars opposition Jupiter
Exact: 28 August, 2024 - Saturn opposition Venus
Exact: 27 September, 2024 - Mars square Ketu
Exact: 06 December, 2024