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Remembering Hettie Jones: Famed Poet, Ex Wife of Late Activist Writer Amiri Baraka, Dies at Age 90 - Showbiz411
The great poet and activist, Hettie Jones, died in Philadelphia on Tuesday, August 13th. She was 90. Born Hettie Cohen, she did something da...
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Hettie Jones, publisher, educator and award-winning poet and former wife of Amiri Baraka, dies at 90
NEW YORK (AP) — Hettie Jones, an award-winning author, publisher and educator who was the first wife and early muse of the author-poet-activ...
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Amiri Baraka (born Everett Leroy Jones; October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014), previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, [1] was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism.
Throughout most of his career his method in poetry, drama, fiction, and essays was confrontational, calculated to shock and awaken audiences to the political concerns of black Americans. For decades, Baraka was one of the most prominent voices in the world of American literature.
4 days ago · Amiri Baraka (born October 7, 1934, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.—died January 9, 2014, Newark) was an American poet and playwright who published provocative works that assiduously presented the experiences and suppressed anger of Black Americans in a white-dominated society.
The dramatist, novelist and poet, Amiri Baraka is one of the most respected and widely published African-American writers. With the beginning of Black Civil Rights Movements during the sixties, Baraka explored the anger of African-Americans and used his writings as a weapon against racism.
Apr 2, 2014 · Amiri Baraka is an African American poet, activist and scholar. He was an influential Black nationalist and later became a Marxist.
Jan 9, 2014 · One of America's most important — and controversial — literary figures, Amiri Baraka, died on Thursday from complications after surgery following a long illness, according to his oldest son....
Poet, playwright, and social advocate Amiri Baraka, considered one of the founders of the Black Arts movement, was known for his outspoken stance against police brutality and racial discrimination, his divisive politics, and his leadership in the Pan-Africanist movement.
