For the late poet Amiri Baraka, poetry was about the sound of the words — that the poems should come alive when they were read aloud. "I'm trying to make the poems as musical as I can — from the ...

Morocco has entered a new phase of water resource mobilization through an integrated system, Minister of Equipment and Water Nizar Baraka announced Monday at the opening of the 19th World Water ...

Mayor Ras Baraka is running for governor of New Jersey and defying expectations in the process. While some political consultants ranked him as the underdog when he entered the race, Baraka has just ...

Amiri Baraka, the poet, playwright, and activist, died last week at the age of 79. Befitting a man with such a long, complicated and controversial career, not even his obituaries could agree. The New ...

In a voice hoarse from repeated readings, New Jersey poet laureate Amiri Baraka read his controversial poem “Somebody Blew Up America” and responded to criticism about his political views during a ...

Never shy about his revolutionary views, Amiri Baraka gave New Jersey’s governor fair warning of possible fireworks when he was named the state’s poet laureate. “You’re gonna catch hell for this,” ...

The endorsement comes at a critical time for both Democrats. But Republicans said Mikie Sherrill is embracing her former ...

NEWARK — The murmur of WBGO and the whispers from a steady stream of visitors were the only sounds in the South Ward living room. Walls were covered in paintings, photographs and lithographs. Jazz ...

Mayor Ras Baraka speaks to supporters and media after a court appearance in Newark, N.J., Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said federal ...