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The Black Artist's role in America is to aid in the destruction of America as he knows it. His role is to report and reflect so precisely the nature … - Amiri Baraka
" "The Black Artist's role in America is to aid in the destruction of America as he knows it. His role is to report and reflect so precisely the nature of the society, and of himself, in that society, that other men will be moved by the exactness of his rendering, and if they are black men, grow strong through this moving, having seen their own strength, and weakness, and if they are white men, tremble, curse, and go mad, because they will be drenched with the filth of their evil.
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About Amiri Baraka
Amiri Baraka (October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014), previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an African-American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays and music criticism.
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Birth Name:
Everett LeRoi Jones
Alternative Names:
Imamu Amear Baraka
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LeRoi Jones
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Everett Leroy Jones
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Imamu Amiri Baraka
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Imamu Baraka
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You cannot stop struggling just because you’ve got a black guy walking around saying some stuff. Just because his skin is your color don’t mean his brain is the same as yours; if you’re going to bomb Libya you’re nuts. So it’s a continual struggle to raise the level of social consciousness in the country. Not only for black people but for everybody who needs that change.
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