No Assistance

[jerste]

Ive a drm dat my 4 lil kids wl 1day liv ina n8tN whr dey won't B judgd by d hue of their skin bt by d content of their char. Ive a drm 2day!

MLK Jr

[HarveyQuin]

technically it's both green and red. the lady in green did this one in the movie and the lady in red did in the book

[Politicx1984]

without any assistance or guidance from you...i have loved you...assiduously...love ntozake shange

[neepl8]

OMG!! I've always remembered seeing a commercial of this play from when I was a child and all I could ever recall was the line... "i've been watering this plant since the day I have met you, water it wit cha damn self." Now I know where that came from. I was afraid of that commercial seeing it on TV. because it was a group of women in a circle and speaking their parts, but I thought it was some scary ritual they were doing, I guess I had no idea what a play was back then.

[blackwoodjankins]

WHY DOES ANY OF ALL THIS HYPE MATTER, JUST MAKES BLACK WOMAN o'yeah girls SEEM NEEDY AS HELL, LIKE I JUST CANT TAKE IT SERIOUS ALL THIS DOES IS SHOW THE ANGRY LOUD SCORNED BLACK WOMAN o'yeah girl IN SORTED COLORS ITS NOT GROUNDBREAKING NOR GROUNDMAKING THEY JUST ADDED COLORS TO A STEREO TYPE its that simple, like really simple

[Mongo76]

@blackwoodjankins It was groundbreaking in 1976 when black women were breaking OUT of the role of smiling through it all like everything was alright in all circumstances.

[lalaevans81]

Loretta Devine was better...wayyyy better. 

[Peachesfolife]

@lalaevans81 True... She was AMAZING... always is.

[sparksparkwiggle]

what color is she, lady in _______?

[HarveyQuin]

@sparksparkwiggle red

[Mspendragon1972]

@HarveyQuin  no green.

[anwar7]

@Mspendragon1972 No, this is red.

[Politicx1984]

@anwar7 you must be crazy

[anwar7]

@Politicx1984 You obviously don't know the PLAY.

[Mspendragon1972]

@sparksparkwiggle  green.

[135alexthegreat]

Tranzana Beverley won a tony for the play in 1977

[iknowdasright]

Lookin back on this some 30 some odd years later, I never realized how bad the acting was.

[bleuivy]

I did this for an audition. My acting was so forceful, I was appointed assistant director of the stage production.

[vashtiblue101]

i had the joy of being in a workshop with this woman she is powerful and yes even in her vintage yeas she is awesome

[FightsRightsAlways]

sweetheart thats don'in far too much to keep a man.am gald she saw he wasn't worth it.what is t6his from by the way?

[123456qwertyuiop915]

@FightsRightsAlways......... ntozake shange's 1975 play called For colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf

[FightsRightsAlways]

@123456qwertyuiop915 oh oookkaayy what is it about?don't really get it

[MZSFB47]

helps you get through the hard times in life this will forever be my favorite play love all the parts, i had the album at on time and the book bout t get a copy this week havent had heart ache like this in years and this is all i could think of to make me feel better

[reallygoodatmusic]

i actually have the original album of this play, i purchased it back in 1974, when the play was on broadway. and this actress you see here,(tranzana beverly) does an even more powerful version of this chorepoem,"no assistance" on the LP. and her version of "bo willy brown", is even more electrifying. i believe she won a tony award for her performance too. if the original version of this play from "74 ever comes out on dvd ill be the first to buy it.

[Auntkekebaby]

One of my favorite parts/ scenes!

[Loumademe]

Classic.

[Loumademe]

Water it your damn self! Yes, indeed. Classic.

[WellWaitNuh88]

i need to find the actual movie this from, this is the version i truly enjoy

[Isabellybutton1]

Love this!