Amiri Baraka ( born Everett LeRoi Jones ; October 7 , 1934 - January 9 , 2014 ) , formerly known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka , was an African-American writer of poetry , drama , fiction , essays and music criticism .
Amiri Baraka ( October 7 , 1934 - January 9 , 2014 ) was an American writer .