One book that echoes the themes explored in Langston Hughes's poetry is The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois. This ...

The book did considerably more than serve as the ... (The exhibition) feels very within the spirit of Amiri Baraka.” In addition to being a successful author, historian, musicologist ...

The obits for Amiri Baraka are coming thick and fast—at The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, NPR, Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and elsewhere. Many of the obits mention his poetry ...

Amiri Baraka was African American ... the bestselling author whose books "Goodbye Columbus" and "Portnoy's Complaint" were the stuff of cocktail party chatter, and the basis for Hollywood movies ...

Amiri Baraka (previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka), Amina Baraka, Simon Vinkenoog, Seymour Krim, Cecil Taylor, Michael McClure, Gustavo Ramos Rivera, Ahmed Yacoubi, Erró (Gudmundur ...

In 'Black Music', a collection of essays, liner notes and interviews from 1959 to 1967, Amiri Baraka captures the ferment, energy and excitement of the avant-garde jazz scene. Published while he still ...