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Amiri Baraka (born Everett Leroy Jones; October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014), previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, [1] was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. He was the author of numerous books of poetry and taught at several universities, including the University at Buffalo and Stony ...
Apr 2, 2014 · Amiri Baraka is an African American poet, activist and scholar. He was an influential Black nationalist and later became a Marxist.
Oct 3, 2024 · Amiri Baraka (born October 7, 1934, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.—died January 9, 2014, Newark) was an American poet and playwright who published provocative works that assiduously presented the experiences and suppressed anger of Black Americans in a white-dominated society. After attending Rutgers University and then Howard University in the ...
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Converted to the Kewaida sect of the Muslim faith, he took the name Imamu Amiri Baraka and moved to Newark, New Jersey. "Imamu" is the Swahili word for spiritual leader; "Amiri Baraka" is the Arabic name Jones adopted. In Newark he directed Spirit House, a religious, cultural, and educational black community.
Jan 9, 2014 · Amiri Baraka, shown here in 1972, was a renowned poet whose politics strongly shaped his work. Julian C. Wilson/AP. One of America's most important — and controversial — literary figures ...
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Jan 9, 2014 · Amiri Baraka (October 7, 1934 - January 9, 2014) was an American writer of poetry, drama, essays, and music criticism. Writing in the generation after the Harlem Renaissance, Baraka was profoundly influenced by the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, especially the murder of Malcolm X. He converted to Islam and made struggle for equal rights an ...
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He was co-director, with his wife, of Kimako’s Blues People, a community arts space, and died on January 9, 2014. Amiri Baraka - Poet, playwright, and social advocate Amiri Baraka, considered one of the founders of the Black Arts movement, was known for his outspoken stance against police brutality and racial discrimination, his divisive ...
