The 1963 book Blues People was the breakthrough work of the late poet, civil rights activist and Newark native Amiri Baraka, who was 28 at the time and still known as LeRoi Jones. Blues People, now ...
The 1963 book Blues People was the breakthrough work of the late poet, civil rights activist and Newark native Amiri Baraka, who was 28 at the time and still known as LeRoi Jones. “Blues People, now ...
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at a federal immigration detention center where he has been protesting its opening this week, a federal prosecutor said. Alina Habba, interim U.S. attorney ...
Ras J. Baraka and city officials have said that the lockup is operating without a valid certificate of occupancy. Three members of Congress from New Jersey were with Mr. Baraka when he was arrested.