Amiri Baraka
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And thus do I salute him
The poet fought injustice wherever he found it and became a key figure in the ANC-in-exile’s arts and culture department
‘For 30 years, I kept running’
Harry Garuba wrote his first collection of poems in 1982. It’s taken him 35 years to do a second
Paul Beatty: Exploring race without limits
Paul Beatty touches on key issues but writes in such a way that he doesn’t have to speak for black people
The Lists this week: Airspace, THEESatisfaction and Amiri Baraka’s Black Music
The Lists this week were compiled by Friday editor Milisuthando Bongela and senior arts writer Kwanele Sosibo.
Amiri Baraka: The poet who chose separation
Writer and activist Amiri Baraka – also known as LeRoi Jones – was born on October 7 1934 and died on January 9 2014.