FOR COLORED GIRLS

The  Black Woman
1. Female human being of African descent. 2. Subject of extreme abuse and oppression based upon the inaccurate or faulty (racist) perception of inferiority by the oppressor. 3. Scientific: mother of civilization; one from whom all life comes forth. 4. One who describes and practices thoughts and deeds which promote unity among people of color. Synonyms: wife, mother sister, leader, teacher, warrior, adjectives: strong, intelligent, beautiful, compassionate, tireless.

Tyler Perry is releasing a film adaption of the stage play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enough. Originally released in 1975 the play was written by Ntozake Shange.






The synopsis is structurally, For Colored Girls is a series of 20 poems, collectively called a "choreopoem." It is performed by a cast of seven women characters , each of whom is known only by a color: "Lady in Yellow," "Lady in Purple" etc.  The poems deal with love, abandonment, rape, and abortion, embodied by each woman's story. Lady in Blue's visceral account of a woman who chooses to have an abortion, and Lady  in Red's tale of domestic violence.

The cast includes Janet Jackson, Kerry Washington, Macy Gray, Loretta Devine,  Kimberly Elise,  Anika Noni Rose, etc. Go see the movie on November 5th.