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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.
The poet and playwright Amiri Baraka is widely recognized as the founder of BAM. [8] In 1965, he established the Black Arts Repertory Theatre School (BART/S) in Harlem. [9] Baraka's example inspired many others to create organizations across the United States. [4] While many of these organizations were short-lived, their work has had a lasting ...
Why Is We Americans explores the Baraka family through the lens of Amiri Baraka, a poet and activist. [1] The film opens with archival footage of Amiri speaking at the 1972 National Black Political Convention , intermixed with footage of his son Ras Baraka 's campaign for mayor of Newark . [ 2 ]
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Amiri Baraka was born in Newark, New Jersey on October 7, 1934, as Everett Leroy Jones. [23] He lived there for his entire life. He changed his name to LeRoi, meaning "the king." Later, Baraka changed his name to "Amiri", the Swahili word for "the king." Baraka grew up in the era of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
Jewel Prestage (1931–2014), first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. in political science, former Dean of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Southern University; Robert Earl Price (born 1942), playwright and poet
Hettie Jones, an award-winning author, publisher and educator who was the first wife and early muse of the author-poet-activist Amiri Baraka and one of the few women in the Beat literary community ...
One-time Beat writer LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka helped initiate the Black Arts movement. [70] As there was a focus on live performance among the Beats, many Slam poets have claimed to be influenced by the Beats. Saul Williams, for example, cites Allen Ginsberg, Amiri Baraka, and Bob Kaufman as major influences. [71]