Amiri Baraka
Writing · Writer · Original Story · Theatre Play
Born Oct 7, 1934 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Active 1966–2014
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.
Filmography
The Dutchman (2026) — Original Story · Theatre PlayER (1994) — ReidBulworth (1998) — RastamanNationtime: Gary (1972) — WriterMedea (1973) — WriterW.E.B. DuBois: A Biography in Four Voices (1996) — WriterDutchman (1966) — Writer · Theatre PlayDeath of a Prophet (1981)A Fable (1971) — Theatre Play · ScreenplayPolis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place (2007)Speaking in Tongues (1982)The New-Ark (1969) — Director · WriterCellar Vigil (1966) — DirectorBlack Spring (1967) — Director