Biography

Amiri Baraka (born Everett LeRoi Jones October 7, 1934), formerly known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, is an African-American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. He is the author of numerous books of poetry and has taught at a number of universities, including the State University of New York at Buffalo and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He received the PEN Open Book Award, formerly known as the Beyond Margins Award, in 2008 for Tales of the Out and the Gone.

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ER

ER

1994Series
7.8
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Great Performances

Great Performances

1971Series
5.8
View Bulworth
Bulworth

Bulworth

1998Film
6.3
View Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement

Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement

1978Film0
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Black Journal: 23; New-Ark

1970Film0
View Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow

Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow

2006Film
6.4
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Death of a Prophet

Death of a Prophet

1981Film
4.1
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Nationtime

Nationtime

1972Film
8.0
View James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

1989Film
1.3
View Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder
Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder

Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder

2009Film
5.0
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Turn Me On

Turn Me On

2007Film0
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1 P.M.

1 P.M.

1971Film
5.8