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Birth Name: Everett Leroy Jones
Born: 7 October 1934 Died: 9 January 2014
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Amiri Baraka (born Everett Leroy Jones; October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014), previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. He was the author of numerous books of poetry and taught at several universities, including the University at Buffalo and Stony Brook University. He received the PEN/Beyond Margins Award in 2008 for Tales of the Out and the Gone. Baraka's plays, poetry, and essays have been described by scholars as constituting defining texts for African-American culture.
Baraka's career spanned nearly 52 years, and his themes range
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1. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
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2. The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
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3. Great Performances (1971)
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5. Eyes on the Prize (1987)
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1. Bulworth (1998)
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2. William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010)
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4. 1 P.M. (1971)
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1. Dutchman (1966)
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