[DOC] [TLE] Amiri Baraka - Wikipedia [PAR] Amiri Baraka formerly known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an 
African-American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays and music criticism. He 
was the author of numerous books of poetry and taught at a number of .... Baraka 
(under the name Jones) authored an acclaimed, controversial play Dutchman,... [DOC] [TLE] Amiri Baraka facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] Amiri Baraka is one of the most controversial writers in recent history, one ... Born 
Everett LeRoi Jones in Newark, New Jersey, Baraka grew up in a family of 
distinctly .... It is radically economical in structure, striking in the vivacity of its 
language ... name LeRoi Jones in favor of the Bantu Muslim appellation Imamu (
meaning... [DOC] [TLE] Baraka, Amiri 1934 - Dictionary definition of Baraka, Amiri 1934 ... [PAR] Baraka is regarded as a controversial writer and prominent figure in the ... of 
Black Nationalism and changing his name to Imamu Amiri Baraka, meaning "
blessed spiritual leader. ... A Black Mass (1966) is a play loosely based on the 
Nation of Islam's ... Transbluesency: The Selected Poems of Amiri Baraka/LeRoi 
Jones... [DOC] [TLE] Amiri Baraka - Poetry Foundation [PAR] In Cuba he met writers and artists from third world countries whose political 
concerns ... After Black Muslim leader Malcolm X was killed in 1965, Baraka 
moved to Harlem ... Transbluency: The Selected Poems of Amiri Baraka/LeRoi 
Jones ... The book contains Baraka's controversial poem of the same name, 
which he wrote... [DOC] [TLE] Amiri Baraka, Polarizing Poet and Playwright, Dies at 79 - The New ... [PAR] Jan 9, 2014 ... Amiri Baraka, a poet and playwright of pulsating rage, whose long ... Love is an 
evil word, Mr. Baraka, writing as LeRoi Jones, the name by which ... I finally 
found out what it was like to be disconnected from family and friends. ... its 
recipient would note with amusement, was a better piece of toilet paper.). [DOC] [TLE] "Keeping Up with the Joneses: The Naming of Racial Identities in ... [PAR] "[T]hey had no name for the way they were white," Hettie Jones writes of white ... 
writings of three members of an interracial literary family for whom names are a ... 
LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka is perhaps best known as the author of the 1964 play 
... existence, at a time when its possibility and need to be named was palpable. [DOC] [TLE] Amiri Baraka: Poet Laureate of Hate - WeirdRepublic [PAR] Then, one-term Governor Jim Florio gave us New Jersey Works, which was 
followed .... the Bantuized Muslim name Ameer Barakat, which means Blessed 
Prince, which is ... Now LeRoi Jones was calling himself by the Swahilized name 
Imamu Amiri Baraka. ... It's just Baraka pumping out The World According to 
Baraka. [DOC] [TLE] African American Intellectuals And Black Cultural Nationalism [PAR] black cultural nationalism beyond its presently narrow understanding and 
interpretation, and .... Imamu Amiri Baraka, formerly known LeRoi Jones, as a 
political activist. ..... X's assassination, was launched the Black Arts Movement by 
young writers, a ..... Finding and adopting a family name for oneself was an 
outstanding act. [DOC] [TLE] Safe Journey Mr. Amiri Baraka, (October 7, 1934  January 9, 2014 ... [PAR] Jan 9, 2014 ... He was born Everett LeRoi Jones on Oct. 7, 1934, in Newark, N.J. A ... Writer and 
activist Amiri Baraka (Mick Gold / Redferns / Getty Images ... Amiri Baraka (
October 7, 1934  January 9, 2014), born Everett LeRoi Jones, formerly known ... 
In 1967, he adopted the Muslim name Imamu Amear Baraka, which... [DOC] [TLE] T Rediscovering Malcolm's Life - Columbia University [PAR] In actor Ossie Davis's memorable words, Malcolm was our manhood! ... Once 
released, given the new name Malcolm X, he rapidly ... made a pilgrimage to the 
holy city of Mecca, converted to orthodox Islam, ... Amiri Baraka's (LeRoi Jones's) 
famous and frequently-recited

Question: An Islamic term for blessing, it's the last name of controversial writer Amiri, formerly Leroi Jones
Answer: Baraka