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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 ]
Baraka addressing the Malcolm X Festival and performing with Marcel Diallo and his Electric Church Band. Governor Jim McGreevey had announced the appointment of Newark-born poet Amiri Baraka (1934–2014) as the state's second poet laureate on August 28, 2002 although his selection was expected at least two months earlier.
Dutchman is a play written by playwright Amiri Baraka, then known as LeRoi Jones. [1] Dutchman was first presented at the Cherry Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village, New York City, in March 1964 co-produced by Rita Fredricks. The play won an Obie Award; it shared this distinction with Adrienne Kennedy's Funnyhouse of a Negro. [2]
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 ...
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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]
Suicide rates among young people in the U.S. increased 67% from 2007 to 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2022, suicide rates for young people slightly decreased.