Malcolm X's bronze bust in Nebraska's Capitol highlights his impact on Black art and resistance. The artist hopes to inspire ...

Baraka grew up in Newark, the son of the poet LeRoi Jones, who later changed his name to Amiri Baraka—a controversial figure who moved from black cultural nationalism to Marxist-Leninism. In 2003, ...

Baraka’s father, Amiri Baraka, was born Everett Leroy Jones in Newark ... After studying at Rutgers and Howard and a stint in the Air Force, Jones – who went by LeRoi Jones in his early adulthood – ...

The character of Gawain, one of King Arthur’s leading knights, recurs throughout medieval literature, but the way he’s presented underwent a curious development during the period, moving closer and ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has a long history of surrounding himself with people accused of abusing women, according to a Fox ...

Baraka's father is poet and activist Amiri Baraka. Baraka was a central figure of the Black Arts Literary Movement — the cultural auxiliary to the 1960s Black Power movement, according to ...