Amiri Baraka
Writing
October 7, 1934 — January 9, 2014Newark, New Jersey, USA
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.
Known for
Writing7
movieThe Dutchman
2026
Original Story, Theatre Play
movieMedea
1973
Writer
movieA Fable
1971
Screenplay, Theatre Play
movieThe New-Ark
1969
Writer
movieDutchman
1966
Writer, Theatre Play
Acting31
Directing3
movieThe New-Ark
1969
Director