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Amiri Baraka

Poet / Writer / Playwright / Screenwriter / Journalist / Novelist / Critic | * 10/07/1934 († 79, 01/09/2014) | Newark, New Jersey (United States of America (USA))
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 poems 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. Baraka's poetry and writing have attracted both high praise and condemnation. In the African-American community, some compare Baraka to James Baldwin and recognize him as one of the most respected and most widely published Black writers of his generation, though some have said his work is an expression of violence, misogyny, and homophobia. Baraka's brief tenure as Poet Laureate of New Jersey (in 2002 and 2003) involved contro... ()
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Amiri Baraka(bornEverett LeRoi JonesOctober 7, 1934), formerly known asLeRoi JonesandImamu Amear Baraka, is an African-American writer of poetry,drama,fiction,essays, andmusic criticism. He is the author of numerous books of poetry and has taught at a number of universities, including theState University of New York at Buffaloand theState University of New York at Stony Brook. He received thePEN Open Book Awardformerly known as the Beyond Margins Award in 2008 forTales of the Out and the Gone.

Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Drama | Music

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Awards & Nominations for Amiri Baraka

Guggenheim Fellowship Langston Hughes Medal National Endowment for The Arts Fellowship American Book Awards Black Literary Hall of Fame
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Movies with Amiri Baraka as Actor(17)

TV Shows/Series with Amiri Baraka as Actor(1)

as himself1971 Great Performances

Movies with Amiri Baraka as Crew(4)

Writing/Writer1973 Medea
Writing/Theatre Play1971 A Fable
Writing/Screenplay1971 A Fable
Writing/Writer1967 Dutchman

Born: Sunday, 10/07 1934 (October) in Newark, New Jersey (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 01/09 2014 (January) in Newark (aged: 79)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Howard University, Columbia University, Rutgers University, New School, Barringer Academy of the Arts & Humanities
Employer: University at Buffalo, Stony Brook University, San Francisco State University
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Letters, Black Arts Movement
Record Label: India Navigation
Spouses (current/former): Hettie Jones
Children: Lisa Jones, Ras Baraka
Other names for Amiri Baraka (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Everett LeRoi Jones"
Amiri Baraka frequently works together with these people:
Plácido Domingo (5x, Actor)
Ben Caldwell (5x, Crew)
Woodie King Jr. (5x, Actor)
Alberto Gabriele (5x, Crew)
Warren Beatty (4x, Actor)
Blythe Danner (4x, Actress)
Geraldine Fitzgerald (4x, Actress)
Frederica von Stade (4x, Actress)
Karen Thorsen (3x, Crew)
Allen Ginsberg (3x, Actor)
Al Freeman Jr. (3x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:706330, Added: 10/30/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024