Thulani Davis was born on 1949 and is an American playwright, journalist, librettist, novelist, poet, and screenwriter.
13 Facts About Thulani Davis
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Thulani Davis is a graduate of Barnard College and attended graduate school at both the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University.
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Thulani Davis has collaborated with her cousin, composer Anthony Davis, writing the librettos to two operas.
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Thulani Davis was a mentor to a young Greg Tate, before he emerged as an influential journalist and cultural critic.
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Thulani Davis is a contemporary of and collaborator with Ntozake Shange.
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Thulani Davis was born to two African-American educators from Virginia, Willie Louise Davis and Collis Huntington Davis, Sr.
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Thulani Davis graduated from the Putney School in 1966 and continued her education at Barnard College, from which she graduated in 1970.
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Thulani Davis attended graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University.
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Thulani Davis became a performing poet and worked with a number of musicians and poets in San Francisco.
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Thulani Davis joined the Third World Artists Collective, collaborating with Ntozake Shange and others.
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Thulani Davis continues to work on creative projects including operas, films, novels, and plays.
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Thulani Davis is an ordained Buddhist priest in the Jodo Shinshu sect.
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Thulani Davis founded the Brooklyn Buddhist Association with her husband Joseph Jarman.