Song of A Soul Sistah: We Sing A Black Girl's Song

A Philly Film Tribute to Ntozake Shange

We Sing A Black Girl’s Song is a 2023 Black Music City grant funded short film project that honors the legacy of Ntozake Shange; actress, poet, author, playwright and creator of the classic choreopoem/literary theatre piece For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf. Filmed at The Colored Girls Museum in Philadelphia; the project features an intergenerational cast of over 30 Black women artists living in the Philadelphia area. Focusing on how music and the arts have helped Black women survive and thrive throughout time, and the importance of Black women telling our stories; the project asks the question, “What does sing a Black girl’s song mean to you?”

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