Amiri Baraka, the state's former poet laureate and a revered author, poet and activist, has died. He was 79. Baraka is shown in this 2009 file photo. (Star-Ledger file photo) NEWARK — Amiri ...

Amiri Baraka: An obituary on writer and activist Amiri Baraka in the Jan. 10 LATExtra section said his daughter Shani and her half sister Wanda Pasha were fatally shot by Pasha’s estranged ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Amiri Baraka's latest work is called “Tales of the Out & the Gone.” It's a collection of short stories written over a span of more than 33 years.

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.

Baraka was also the state’s poet laureate for a short time in 2002 and 2003. It was short for a reason. In January 2002, Democrat Jim McGreevey became governor of New Jersey.

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 ...

And we end with Amiri Baraka in February 2009 speaking at the Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, New York. He read a poem called “Obama Poem,” while Rob Brown played the saxophone.

NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - African-American playwright, poet and activist Amiri Baraka, known for politically charged works that explore themes of race, died on Thursday at age 79 at a ...