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Ntozake Shange[edit]

The word "Ntozake" means "his/her things" in Xhosa, a South African language. It has nothing to do with lions or coming into any place with things. And "Shange" means nothing in Xhosa. It's not a word, just a surname. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 190.74.72.84 (talk) 20:44, 6 April 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Surnames are words; hence, they have meaning. ∞Σɛ_Þ² ^(τ|c) 05:56, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Can you provide a source for your claim? The article did not associate the name "Ntozake" with lions. It should also be noted that Xhosa and Zulu are two different languages. The article itself encourages confusion, as it sources the meaning of "Ntozake" in Xhosa and "Shange" in Zulu, but the source provided to verify this fact does not mention the Xhosa language at all. As far as one could gather from the source, which is an old New York Times article, both of her names are derived from the Zulu language. Being that your argument is predicated on the true meaning of Ntozake Shange's name within Xhosa, I think you should reevaluate your comment.IamKoi (talk) 17:38, 27 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I will edit the article so that it will match its source material.IamKoi (talk) 17:41, 27 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Potential copyvio problem[edit]

The text of the article seems awfully similar to Women of Color, Women of Word. Some has been rephrased and moved around, but the exact correspondence of some phrases is pretty unmistakable. Anyone know who copied from whom? Xihr (talk) 04:12, 5 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

File:Ntozake Shange, Reid Lecture, Women Issues Luncheon, Women's Center, November 1978 Crisco edit.jpg to appear as POTD soon[edit]

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Ntozake Shange, Reid Lecture, Women Issues Luncheon, Women's Center, November 1978 Crisco edit.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on March 8, 2017. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2017-03-08. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:04, 22 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Picture of the day

A 1978 portrait of Ntozake Shange (born 1948), an American playwright and poet. A black feminist, her writings frequently address issues of race and feminism. This includes her Obie Award-winning for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf, a collection of poetic monologues to be accompanied by dance movements and music that debuted on Broadway in 1976.Photograph: Barnard College; restoration: Chris Woodrich

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