For Colored Girls
Back in 1992, I was an undergraduate chemistry major at Wayne State University (Detroit, MI), and I took a course entitled "Black Theatre: An Introduction." Honestly, I was trying to complete requirements for graduation, and I thought the course would be rather interesting. I couldn't have been more wrong! I recall how much I enjoyed watching "Carmen Jones" and the excitement in class when we recognized a very young Pearl Bailey, Diane Carroll, and Harry Belafonte. We were equally excited to watch "A Raisin in the Sun" with Ruby Dee and Sidney Poitier. But, what I remember most about the course were two poets, namely Amiri Baraka (The Dutchman + The Slave) and Ntozake Shange (For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf). This weekend, a group of friends from my book club got together and saw the movie "For Colored Girls." The movie was directed by Tyler Perry with top notch talent including, Kimberly Elise, Anik