Amiri Baraka (1934-2014): Poet-Playwright-Activist Who Shaped Revolutionary Politics, Black Culture
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- Опубликовано: 9 янв 2014
- www.democracynow.org - We spend the hour looking at the life and legacy of Amiri Baraka, the poet, playwright and political organizer who died Thursday at the age of 79. Baraka was a leading force in the black arts movement of the 1960s and 1970s. In 1963 he published "Blues People: Negro Music in White America," known as the first major history of black music to be written by an African American. A year later he published a collection of poetry titled "The Dead Lecturer" and won an Obie Award for his play, "Dutchman." After the assassination of Malcolm X in 1965 he moved to Harlem and founded the Black Arts Repertory Theater. In the late 1960s, Baraka moved back to his hometown of Newark and began focusing more on political organizing, prompting the FBI to identify him as "the person who will probably emerge as the leader of the pan-African movement in the United States." Baraka continued writing and performing poetry up until his hospitalization late last year, leaving behind a body of work that greatly influenced a younger generation of hip-hop artists and slam poets. We are joined by four of Baraka's longtime comrades and friends: Sonia Sanchez, a renowned writer, poet, playwright and activist; Felipe Luciano, a poet, activist, journalist and writer who was an original member of the poetry and musical group The Last Poets; Komozi Woodard, a professor of history at Sarah Lawrence College and author of "A Nation Within a Nation: Amiri Baraka and Black Power Politics"; and Larry Hamm, chairman of the People's Organization for Progress in Newark, New Jersey.
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Absolutely brilliant! I want his books of poetry. 🙀🙏🏾💜🙀🙏🏾💜
For those records heads whom maybe unfamiliar with all of his efforts, as i am, he served as an inspiration to younger cats striving to develop their literary works. He as well as stanely crouch made me want to dig strictly for the liner notes. Thank you for this post. Sincerely.
Fantastic. Baraka only becomes more relevant with time.
Yeah, a racist, misogynist, antisemite, homophobe ...etc.
When I was 18 years old I played Walker Vessels in his play The Slave (1968). his work enlightened my life.
Showed me everything I know about poetry.....
So nothing
First few photos of him speaking are at Gary West Side High School in Gary, Indiana.
Amiri Baraka
Was my great grandfather, he died the year I was born I’m going to be nine this year on October 7. I’m gonna let off a balloon and it will say come back to us.😢😢😢
Rest in peace Amiri Baraka!
He will be missed and is much loved.
I would love to know who the backing band at 8:36 are!!
RIP Amiri Baraka. From one Native of Newark to another :)
Samuel Littlejohn Jr. Thanks to the ignorance of Italian editors I knew this great author in a NY poets anthology 😁
Salute
R.I.P Mr. Baraka. He made me unapologetically proud to be from Newark. And shame on you Newark Public Schools. Mr. Baraka's work should be embedded in your curriculum. That's right, I said it.
2021 i am here from Kenya
The greatest.
I was in school trying to learn trying to escape COVID.
30:14 is when you enter auditory mecca
I love this style of music. What is the genre called?
Baraka is the baddest figure in black literature on the 20th century. He should have won a Nobel Prize but I guess he's too controversial for the old men in Sweden and Norway. They'd rather give it to an unappreciated songwriter named Dylan. Songwriter!? Come on old men. Your standards have certainly been lowered to the common and simple with this award.
Nah, but too average as a writer, or more precisely - a author who wrote ideologically instead of artistically
legend
Newark 4 life
He carried the 'Beat' torch without fail to the end.
The 'Beat'destiny of the human spirit.
Who will carry the torch on?
It is sad to see the old guard pass
now hope resides in the future guard.
Maybe that's good.
We'll see.
Thank you!
How do revolutionaries such as Baraka or Malcom X make money?
My all time favorite !...I carry the torch " Eternal Flame"
All light!!!! 💡
His passing makes me sad.
Godspeed Brother Amiri... **finger-snaps, finger-snaps
we lost 2 great poets in Baraka & Will "Da Real One" Bell
...they never said the date he died. Just thursday
RIP
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