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Amiri Baraka died on January 9, 2014, at Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey, after being hospitalized in the facility's intensive care unit for one month before his death. The cause of death was not reported initially, but it is mentioned that Baraka had a long struggle with diabetes. [ 69 ]
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] Matriarch Amina Baraka is described as "form[ing] the emotional center" of the film, both in her support of the Newark community and her family. [3]
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 ...
Poet and activist Amiri Baraka is remembered as one of the most important voices in American history. The story of The post Lauryn Hill executive produces documentary on Amiri Baraka’s family ...
Amiri Baraka, 79, American poet, writer and activist, Poet Laureate of New Jersey (2002–2003). [184] Charlie Bazzano, 90, Australian Olympic cyclist. [185] Rynn Berry, 68, American vegetarian activist and author, heart attack. [186] Richard Brett, 74, British theatre consultant. [187]
Baraka's stage play was made into a film in 1967, starring Shirley Knight and Al Freeman Jr. Dutchman was the last play produced by Baraka under his birth name, LeRoi Jones. At the time, he was in the process of divorcing his Jewish wife, Hettie Jones, embracing Black nationalism, and after lamenting the death of Malcolm X in 1965.
Adult film actress known as Sophia Leone. Weeks after the sudden death of adult film star Sophia Leone, law enforcement officials have come forward with new details, describing her passing as a ...
The Cricket, subtitled "Black Music in Evolution", was a magazine created in 1968 by Amiri Baraka (then known as LeRoi Jones), Larry Neal and A. B. Spellman. [1] Baraka has said: "Larry Neal, AB and I realized the historical influence of music on African /Afro American Culture. I saw the magazine as a necessary dispenser of this influence as ...