![]() ![]() ![]() While studying English at Barnard College in New York City, she became intrigued by the power of poetry as a medium for performance. The daughter of two Hampton University professors, Davis was born on May 22, 1948, grew up in Virginia, and later attended the Putney School in Vermont. Her work has also appeared in the Nation and the New York Times Book Review, as well as on National Public Radio's Tavis Smiley Show. For several years she was a writer and editor for the Village Voice in New York City. She also wrote text for a multi-media presentation about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.ĭavis has also enjoyed a respected career as a journalist. She wrote the libretti for operas about the Amistad slave revolt of 1839 and about African-American civil rights activist Malcolm X. Historical themes and figures feature prominently in her work. Writer Thulani Davis has worked in a wide variety of media, including poetry, fiction, theater, music, screenplays, and documentary film. ![]()
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