Sing a Black Girl's Song

Imani Perry is a writer and scholar who explores history, culture, and race in the United States. Her books include South to America, Sing a Black Girl's Song, and More Beautiful and More Terrible.

Ntozake Shange was a celebrated playwright and poet whose work explored the experiences of Black women. Her groundbreaking choreopoem, for colored girls who have considered suicide, when the rainbow is enuf, remains a powerful and influential piece. Shange's writing often blended poetry, drama, and prose to create vivid and resonant narratives.