![]() ![]() Thulani Davis was born to two African-American educators from Virginia, Willie ("Billie") Louise (née Barbour) Davis and Collis Huntington Davis, Sr. Thulani Davis is a contemporary of and collaborator with Ntozake Shange. ![]() She was a mentor to a young Greg Tate, before he emerged as an influential journalist and cultural critic. She has collaborated with her cousin, composer Anthony Davis, writing the librettos to two operas.ĭavis wrote for the Village Voice for more than a decade, including the obituary for fellow poet and Barnard alumna June Jordan. In 1992, Davis received a Grammy Award for her album notes on Aretha Franklin's Queen Of Soul – The Atlantic Recordings, becoming the first female recipient of this award. She is a graduate of Barnard College and attended graduate school at both the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University. Thulani Davis (born 1949 ) is an American playwright, journalist, librettist, novelist, poet, and screenwriter. ![]()
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