I Am an Old Woman

By Ntozake Shange and Neal Grace

Over four decades since For Colored Girls‚]‚€‚], we see Ntozake's immense influence in the ownership of our stories, from the heroines of Shonda Rhimes, to Issa Rae's Insecure, to the revelations of the #MeToo movement. Many of us have accepted her blessing‚"‚€‚"the challenge she presented for us to show ourselves as the flawed, complicated, yet complete creatures we are. Intuitively, she knew that the telling of those stories‚"‚€‚"our beautiful, diasporic, sometimes broken, often dark stories‚"‚€‚"held the key to freeing ourselves from any attendant shame.

Because with these fresh words, as with all of her dark phrases, Ntozake Shange remains as necessary as ever; a timelessly relevant presence that dares you to speak of her in past tense. Because her wisdom is eternal. So, too, is her love.

‚"‚€‚"From the introduction by Maiysha Kai, Managing Editor The Glowup

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0998831042
• ISBN13: 9780998831046
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Grizzly Peak Press
• Length: 70 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.