Baraka, (Imamu) Amiri

Baraka, (Imamu) Amiri
orig. (Everett) LeRoi Jones

born Oct. 7, 1934, Newark, N.J., U.S.

U.S. playwright, poet, and activist.

After graduating from Howard University and serving in the U.S. Air Force, he joined the Beat movement and in 1961 published his first major poetry collection. His play Dutchman (1964), produced off-Broadway, explored the suppressed hostility of U.S. blacks toward the dominant white culture. After the assassination of Malcolm X in 1965, Baraka became involved in black nationalism and founded the Black Arts Repertory Theatre in Harlem. In 1974 he adopted a Marxist-Leninist philosophy. He was appointed Poet Laureate of New Jersey in 2002.

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  • Baraka, (Imamu) Amiri — orig. (Everett) LeRoi Jones (n. 7 oct. 1934, Newark, N.J., EE.UU.). Dramaturgo, poeta y activista estadounidense. Después de graduarse en la Howard University y servir en la Fuerza Aérea de EE.UU., se unió al movimiento Beat y en 1961 publicó su… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Imamu Amiri Baraka — noun United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934) • Syn: ↑Baraka, ↑LeRoi Jones • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Amiri Baraka — (de son vrai nom LeRoi Jones) est un intellectuel afro américain né à Newark (New Jersey) le 7 octobre 1934. À l avant garde d une forme de théâtre engagé, LeRoi Jones s est fait le chantre de la révolte des Noirs américains contre l ordre, l… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Amiri Baraka — (Mitte). Amiri Baraka (* 7. Oktober 1934 in Newark, New Jersey, USA) ist ein US amerikanischer Lyriker, Dramatiker, Musikkritiker und Prosaautor. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Amiri Baraka — Infobox Writer name = Amiri Baraka caption = Amiri Baraka addressing the Malcom X Festival in San Antonio Park, Oakland, California pseudonym = birthdate = Birth date and age|1934|10|7|mf=y birthplace = Newark, New Jersey (U.S.) flagicon|USA… …   Wikipedia

  • Baraka, Amiri — ▪ American writer also called  Imamu Amiri Baraka,  original name (until 1968)  (Everett) LeRoi Jones   born October 7, 1934, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.    writer who presented the experiences and anger of black Americans with an affirmation of… …   Universalium

  • Baraka — noun United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934) • Syn: ↑Imamu Amiri Baraka, ↑LeRoi Jones • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author * * * bəˈräkə noun ( s …   Useful english dictionary

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