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In Short: Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls… with Sullivan Summer

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Thursday, 6:30 pm EDT - 8:00 pm EDT March 12, 2026

The Center for Fiction

Registration includes a complimentary drink from our Café & Bar. The ‘With Books’ option includes a copy of the title required for this course at a 10% discount from our Bookstore.

The 20 poetic monologues making up Ntozake Shange’s seminal work, for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf, have been performed live from Berkeley to Broadway’s Booth Theatre, and interpreted on screen by the likes of Tessa Thompson, Thandiwe Newton, Kimberly Elise, and Kerry Washington. Let us gather to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its print adaptation!

Expect a celebratory, participant-led discussion exploring the impact of for colored girls… when it was written, its legacy, and what it continues to mean to readers in 2026, whether they are coming to it for the first time or the fiftieth.

What to read in advance: Please read for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf in its entirety in advance of the meeting.

Pricing inclusive of sales tax if applicable.

Led by

Sullivan Summer

Sullivan Summer

Sullivan Summer is an independent scholar, essayist, poet, and literary critic. She is published in multiple genres, and her author interviews can be heard on the New Books Network podcast. She is a member of the National Book Critics Circle, as well as the African American Intellectual History Society.

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