Founded in 1969 by Nigel Jackson and Patricia Grey, Acts of Art exemplified the spirit of a subversive and consequential period in Black art history.

Yesterday, the great poet, playwright, and American prophet Amiri Baraka passed away after weeks of illness. I remember discovering his work as a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh, notably his ...

2 Russians, 2 Jews, and a Puerto Rican walk into a bar ...

The Langston Hughes Review, Vol. 25, No. 2, SPECIAL ISSUE: Art and Politics: Reexamining Langston Hughes and Amiri Baraka (2019), pp. 179-195 (17 pages) ABSTRACT In 1996 Scot Brown interviewed the ...

LeRoi Jones, Author, Imamu Amiri Baraka, Author, Amiri Baraka, Author Lawrence Hill Books $32 (480p) ISBN 978-1-55652-346-5 Known for his poetry, plays and essays, Baraka, formerly Leroi Jones, hasn't ...

Amiri Baraka hasn't mellowed with age. One of the last surviving authors of the Beat Generation, and an enduring symbol of Newark's political turmoil four decades ago, Baraka turns 75 next week. "I’m ...

This documentary looks at Amiri Baraka and his loved ones, who have played a vital role in arts and politics in their city and beyond for generations. By Devika Girish When you purchase a ticket for ...

Writer-director Andre Gaines takes Amiri Baraka's 1964 play about the encounter between a reserved Black man and a roguish white woman into the modern age. By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture Critic In ...

Poor Jim McGreevey. If only the boyish New Jersey governor had taken a few African-American literature classes in college, his state might not be saddled with a has-been Black Panther with a history ...

Join Steve Adubato and his co-host, Executive Producer Jacqui Tricarico as they remember Newark Mayor Ken Gibson and poet and activist, Amiri Baraka. One-on-One is available to stream on pbs.org and ...