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 ...

NEWARK — Amiri Baraka, the longtime activist and former poet laureate of New Jersey died today, officials confirmed. He was 79 years old. Baraka was placed in intensive care at Beth Israel ...

Impassioned by often-controversial ideas, African American poet Amiri Baraka expressed his anger through a range of literary works.

Amiri Baraka, one of the most influential African American writers of his generation, who courted controversy as a poet, playwright and provocateur and who was a primary intellectual architect of ...

Writer Amiri Baraka joins Farai Chideya to talk about his life in literature, and his latest book of short stories called Tales of the Out & the Gone.

Newark’s Amiri Baraka is a towering figure of twentieth century theater and art, not to mention one of the state’s most legendary figures. His influence on the city where he was born and died ...

Amiri Baraka died Thursday after weeks of failing health, a family spokeperson confirmed. He was 79. A playwright, poet, critic and activist, Baraka was one of the most prominent and controversial ...

Watch this online-only extended interview on the life and legacy of Amiri Baraka, the poet, playwright and political organizer who died Thursday at the age of 79. We talk to four of his friends ...

Amiri Baraka was a giant who remained true to his Newark roots. He was a political activist, poet, scholar, and more; and he was all of these things simultaneously and seamlessly.

The Newark Star-Ledger's short obituary of Amiri Baraka, a homegrown poet, hits all the highlights. Baraka wrote Blues People, one of the best (if not ...

Amiri Baraka, poet and activist, dead at age 79 (AP) - Amiri Baraka, the militant man of letters and tireless agitator whose blues-based, fist-shaking poems, plays and criticism made him a ...