Musician Dictionary

Amiri Baraka

African-American writer (1934–2014)

DescriptionAfrican-American writer (1934–2014)
Source: Wikidata
Born1934-10-07
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceNewark Newark
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died2014-01-09
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathNewark Newark
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryUS
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States
Source: Wikidata
Occupationuniversity teacher prose writer poet essayist novelist critic music critic writer activist screenwriter playwright journalist
Source: Wikidata
Record labelsIndia Navigation
Source: Wikidata
Member ofThe Freebop Band Black Arts Movement American Academy of Arts and Letters
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AwardsBlack Literary Hall of Fame Langston Hughes Medal National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship Guggenheim Fellowship American Book Awards
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

Everett LeRoi Jones Imamu Amear Baraka L. Jones L.J. Le Roi Jones LeRoi Jones LeRoy Jones Leroi Jones Leroi Jones (Amiri Baraka) Leroy Jones le Roi Jones

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Identifiers

mbid: 9d086278-c073-41d2-935f-1bd800a37170 · wikidata: Q354783 · isni: 0000000446460520 · discogs: 44567, 760257, 1098276, 3047938, 2720597 · spotify: 7KYqj72JjHmay1VKYjC5c4, 2xX3bcueDGEN4Epqn6wUci

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