"Ntozake Shange (/\u02C8\u025Bnt\u0275z\u0251\u02D0ki\u02D0 \u02C8\u0283\u0251\u02D0\u014B\u0261e\u026A/ EN-t\u0259-ZAH-kee SHAHNG-gay; born October 18, 1948) is an American playwright, and poet."@en . . . . . . . "Paulette L. Williams"@en . . . "1948Z"^^ . "Shange, Ntozake"@en . "Paulette Williams (Birth name)"@en . "Ntozake Shange"@en . "Contemporary African American writer and performance artist" . . "1948-10-18Z"^^ .