January 2014: Amiri Baraka, the poet and playwright who gave Black arts a capital B, died today. He was 79. Today, we look back at his life and legacy with a 2004 FADER feature on Baraka, written by ...

For the late poet Amiri Baraka, poetry was about the sound of the words — that the poems should come alive when they were read aloud. "I'm trying to make the poems as musical as I can — from the ...

Never shy about his revolutionary views, Amiri Baraka gave New Jersey’s governor fair warning of possible fireworks when he was named the state’s poet laureate. “You’re gonna catch hell for this,” ...

Amiri Baraka, the poet, playwright, and activist, died last week at the age of 79. Befitting a man with such a long, complicated and controversial career, not even his obituaries could agree. The New ...

Al Baraka Bank's Vivere offers South Africans a revolutionary Shari’ah-compliant foreign currency account, featuring a secure ...

Mayor Ras Baraka is running for governor of New Jersey and defying expectations in the process. While some political consultants ranked him as the underdog when he entered the race, Baraka has just ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka appeared in federal court for a status conference Thursday following his arrest outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility last week. Prosecutors confirmed they ...

NEWARK, N.J.-- Another high-profile mayor says he wants to jump into the New Jersey gubernatorial race. At a Black History Month event Monday night, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka said, "I want to be the ...

Amiri Baraka, the writer who was born LeRoi Jones, has died at age 79. Baraka's career spanned art and activism: He was an influential poet and an award-winning playwright who didn't shy away from ...

Mayor Ras Baraka speaks to supporters and media after a court appearance in Newark, N.J., Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said federal ...