On Thursday, Feb. 17, celebrated poet and playwright Ntozake Shange will make an appearance on campus as part of UALR’s Black History Month celebration.

Shange is best known as the author of “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf,” a collection of poems that became a Tony Award-winning Broadway production.

“For Colored Girls” is the film adaptation produced by Tyler Perry that features a terrific cast, including Janet Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg, Phylicia Rashad.

At 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, the film will be screened and discussed in Ledbetter Hall Rooms B and C in the DSC. Free pizza and soda will be served, and admission is free.

Shange’s book signing and discussion will follow on Thursday, Feb. 17, at 6 p.m. in the same location.

For more information about Black History Month, contact Kara L. Matthews, minority student advocate, at the Office of Campus Life at 501-569-3308.