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Amiri Baraka
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African-American writer (1934–2014)
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Amiri Baraka (1934–2014) was an American poet, writer, playwright, and screenwriter. Born in Newark, New Jersey, he was associated with the Beat Generation, the Black Arts Movement, and the New Communist Movement. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship and American Book Awards. Baraka was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and was educated at Howard University, Columbia University, Rutgers University, and The New School.
He worked as a faculty member at the University at Buffalo, Stony Brook University, and San Francisco State University. His literary career began in 1958, and he wrote in English. Notable works include *William Carlos Williams*, *Spring & soforth*, *Barakario*, and *RWH on the Black liberation movement*. He was married to Hettie Jones and had a child named Kellie Jones. Baraka died in Newark.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- October 7, 1934
- Died
- 2014
- Works
- 260
Top works
- Great goodness of life
- William Carlos Williams
- Spring & soforth
- Barakario
- RWH on the Black liberation movement
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Film & TV
Writing · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Amiri Baraka (born Everett LeRoi Jones October 7, 1934), formerly known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, is an African-American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. He is the author of numerous books of poetry and has taught at a number of universities, including the State University of New York at Buffalo and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He…
Known for
- castelporziano ostia dei poeti — Self - poet2025
- Sing! Fight! Sing! Fight! From LeRoi to Amiri — Self2024
- Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder — Self2009
- Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press — Self2008
- New York Agora: The Legacy of the 60s Counterculture — Himself2008
- Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place2007
- Return to Gorée — Self2007
- Turn Me On — Self2007
- The Pact — Self2006
- Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow — Self2006
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1934
- Active to
- 2014
Discography
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 5,160
- Total plays
- 27,745
Tags
Amiri Baraka is an influential American poet, dramatist and music critic. Known for his outspoken political activism, he may be best remembered for his controversial tenure as Poet Laureate of New Jersey. Important writings include Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note (1961) and Blues People: Negro Music in White America (1963), which remains one of the most influential volumes of jazz criticism. Baraka's website is http://www.amiribaraka.com/. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Amiri+Bara
Academic profile · OpenAlex
- Works
- 47
- Cited by
- 2,078
Research areas
Most cited works
- Blues People: Negro Music in White America1963 · 884 cit
- The autobiography of LeRoi Jones1984 · 289 cit
- Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing (1968)2019 · 216 cit
- Conversations with Amiri Baraka1994 · 145 cit
- Dutchman and The Slave: Two Plays1964 · 94 cit
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,938x
- Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 7,992x
- Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
· 2024 · cited 4,491x
- Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
· 2023 · cited 4,063x
- Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
· 2024 · cited 2,552x
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Quotes
- “One of the most persistent traits of the Western white man has always been his fanatical and almost instinctive assumption that his systems and ideas about the world are the most desirable, and further that people who do not aspire to to them, or at least think them admirable, are savages or enemies. The idea that Western thought might be exotic if viewed from another landscape never presents itself to most Westerners.”
- “The Black Artist's role in America is to aid in the destruction of America as he knows it. His role is to report and reflect so precisely the nature of the society, and of himself, in that society, that other men will be moved by the exactness of his rendering, and if they are black men, grow strong through this moving, having seen their own strength, and weakness, and if they are white men, tremble, curse, and go mad, because they will be drenched with the filth of their evil.”
- “When I was saying, 'White people go to hell,' I never had trouble finding a publisher, but when I was saying, 'Black and white, unite and fight, destroy capitalism,' then you suddenly get to be unreasonable.”
- “A man is either free or he is not. There cannot be any apprenticeship for freedom.”
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Key facts
- Born
- Everett Leroy Jones , ( 1934-10-07 ) October 7, 1934, Newark, New Jersey , U.S.
- Died
- January 9, 2014 (2014-01-09) (aged 79), Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
- Pen name
- LeRoi Jones, Imamu Amear Baraka
- Occupation
- Actor teacher theater director theater producer writer activist poet
- Genres
- Poetry and drama
- Literary movement
- Black Arts
- Years active
- 1961–2014
- Spouses
- Hettie Cohen ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1958 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1964 ) Sylvia Robinson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1966 )
- Children
- Kellie Jones , Lisa Jones , Dominique di Prima , Maria Jones, Shani Baraka, Obalaji Baraka, Ras J. Baraka , Ahi Baraka, Amiri Baraka Jr.
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch
- United States Air Force
- Service years
- 1954–1957
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Official website
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Encyclopedic overview
Amiri Baraka (born Everett Leroy Jones; October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014), previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, 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 Brook University. He received the PEN/Beyond Margins Award in 2008 for Tales of the Out and the Gone. Baraka's plays, poetry, and essays have been described by scholars as constituting defining texts for African-American culture.
Baraka's career spanned nearly 52 years, and his themes range from Black liberation to White racism. His notable works of criticism and poetry include "The Music: Reflection on Jazz and Blues", "The Book of Monk", and "New Music, New Poetry", works that draw on topics from the worlds of society, music, and literature.
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