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Amiri Baraka, 79, Author and Activist

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Playwright, poet laureate, and political activist Amiri Baraka died Thursday at Beth Israel Medical Center after weeks of failing health. He was 79.

A Newark, New Jersey native formerly known as Everett Leroi Jones, Amiri Baraka published dozens of poems, essays and works of non-fiction.

He led the Black Arts Movement, which involved authors including as Gwendolyn Brooks, Eldridge Cleaver, Gil-Scott Heron, Nikki Giovanni, Ishmael Reed and Quincy Troupe.

Baraka attended both New York University and Howard University, and later served in the Air Force for two years. He gained recognition for his play, “Dutchman” and in 1963 wrote “Blues People: The Negro Experience in White America and the Music That Developed from it.

During his career, he taught at several universities including Rutgers, George Washington, Yale and San Francisco State. His awards include fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, a Rockefeller Foundation Award for Drama, and the Langston Hughes Award from City College of New York.

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Oakland Post: Week of November 13 – 19, 2024

The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of November 13 – 19, 2024

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LIVE! — TOWN HALL ON RACISM AND ITS IMPACT — THURS. 11.14.24 5PM PST

Join us for a LIVE Virtual Town Hall on the Impact of Racism hosted by Post News Group Journalist Carla Thomas and featuring Oakland, CA NAACP President Cynthia Adams & other Special Guests.
Thursday, November 14, 2024, 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. PST

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Join us for a LIVE Virtual Town Hall on the Impact of Racism hosted by Post News Group Journalist Carla Thomas and featuring Oakland, CA NAACP President Cynthia Adams & other Special Guests.
Thursday, November 14, 2024
5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. PST

Discussion Topics:
• Since the pandemic, what battles have the NAACP fought nationally, and how have they impacted us locally?
• What trends are you seeing concerning Racism? Is it more covert or overt?
• What are the top 5 issues resulting from racism in our communities?
• How do racial and other types of discrimination impact local communities?
• What are the most effective ways our community can combat racism and hate?

Your questions and comments will be shared LIVE with the moderators and viewers during the broadcast.

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Oakland Post: Week of November 6 – 12, 2024

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