Baraka recites poem Newark mayor Ras Baraka recites an original poem entitled "Walk On," at a ceremony to kick off Newark poetry month. NEWARK — Newark mayor Ras Baraka performed an original ...

Baraka joins forces with rivals to form Newark school board 'unity' slate. Updated: Jan. 23, 2016, 2:00 p.m. ... A surprising partnership between Mayor Ras Baraka, ...

January 2014: Amiri Baraka, the poet and playwright who gave Black arts a capital B, died today. He was 79. Today, we look back at his life and legacy with a 2004 FADER feature on Baraka, written ...

We've updated our original post with that and other information, such as a link to NPR's full obituary for the late poet. Controversy often visited Baraka's career — most dramatically when he ...