The service, held at Newark Symphony Hall, featured poetry, music and tributes to a man several speakers hailed as a creative and committed revolutionary who had a profound influence both on American ...

The historical celebration includes a capsule that will also feature contributions from Mitchell & Ness. 8 hours ago Okayplayer is honored that Saul has chosen this space to unveil that poem, composed ...

“Art is a weapon in the struggle of ideas, the class struggle.” —Amiri Baraka With the Jan. 9 passing of the prolific poet, playwright, essayist, and critic Amiri Baraka, one of the literary giants of ...

NEW YORK — Amiri Baraka, the militant man of letters and tireless agitator whose blues-based, fist-shaking poems, plays and criticism made him a provocative and groundbreaking force in American ...

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