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
Awards Received: Otto Rene Castillo Award for Political Theater | Shelley Memorial Award | Langston Hughes Medal | Guggenheim Fellowship
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on October 18, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for October 18, 2024 |
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| Sun | 25 Libra 13 | 25 Libra 48 | 12 Capricorn 0 |
| Moon | 2 Taurus 13 | 13 Taurus 7 | 19 Aquarius 59 |
| Mercury | 28 Libra 8 | 7 Scorpio 44 | 24 Capricorn 7 |
| Venus | 14 Virgo 0 | 1 Sagittarius 5 | 16 Sagittarius 41 |
| Mars | 1 Sagittarius 3 | 23 Cancer 28 | 28 Capricorn 24 |
| Jupiter | 24 Sagittarius 44 | 21 Gemini 11 | 10 Capricorn 41 |
| Saturn | 3 Virgo 38 | 13 Pisces 16 | 6 Virgo 27 |
| Uranus | 0 Cancer 32 | 26 Taurus 24 | 28 Gemini 0 |
| Neptune | 13 Libra 12 | 27 Pisces 46 | 15 Libra 7 |
| Pluto | 16 Leo 21 | 29 Capricorn 38 | 16 Leo 5 |
| Rahu | 5 Taurus 22 | 5 Aries 25 | 1 Taurus 21 |
| Ketu | 5 Scorpio 22 | 5 Libra 25 | 1 Scorpio 21 |
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