African-American poet, critic, and dramatist known for works such as Blues People: Negro Music in White America (nonfiction), The System of Dante’s Hell (fiction), A Black Mass (drama), and Slave Ship (poems). He served as Poet Laureate of New Jersey from 2002-2003. Amiri Baraka was born on October 7, 1934, in Newark, NJ. He appeared in Bulworth, a 1998 film that starred Warren Beatty as Senator Jay Billington Bulworth. He attended Rutgers University and Columbia University. He published his first poetic work, Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note, in 1961. Scroll below and check our most recent updates about Amiri Baraka Net Worth, Salary, Biography, Age, Career, Wiki. Also discover more detailed information about Current Net worth as well as Monthly/Year Salary, Expense, Income Reports!
He had two daughters with writer Hettie Cohen. With his second wife, Amina Baraka (born Sylvia Robinson), he had seven more children. He has not shared his parent’s names. We will update Family, Sibling, Spouse and Children’s information. Right now, we don’t have much information about Education Life.
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First Name | Amiri |
Last Name | Baraka |
Profession | Poet |
Died | Jan 9, 2014 ( age 79) |
Birthday & Zodiac | |
Birth Sign | Libra |
Birth Date | October 7, 1934 |
Birthday | October 7 |
Birth Place | Newark, NJ |
Country | NJ |
Height & Weight | |
Height (Approx.) | Not Available |
Weight (Approx.) | Not Available |
His 2006 fiction work, Tales of the Out and the Gone, received the PEN Open Book Award in 2008.
Estimated Net Worth in 2021 | $20 Million |
Previous Year’s Net Worth (2020) | Under Review |
Annual Salary | Under Review. |
Income Source | Primary Income source Poet (profession). |
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