In 1958 he married Hettie Cohen, with whom he had two daughters, Kellie Jones (b. 1959) and Lisa Jones (b.1961).

Jan 11, 2014 · She wrote books for children and teen-agers, studies of race and social life, like “Big Star Fallin’ Mama,” a series of short portraits of titanic, genre-changing singers such as …

Family: Spouse/Ex-: Amina Baraka (m. 1966), Hettie Jones (m. 1958–1965) father: Coyt Leverette Jones. mother: Anna Lois Jones. children: Ahi Baraka, Amiri Baraka Jr., Dominque DiPrima, …

Why Is We Americans? is a 2020 documentary film about the Baraka family, including American poets Amiri Baraka, Amina Baraka, and their son, Ras Baraka, the current mayor of Newark, …

Jun 30, 2014 · In it, we not only have contributions from Lisa and Hettie about the role aesthetics has always played in their lives, but a beautiful one from Baraka, also about what art meant …

Jan 12, 2022 · Directed by Udi Aloni and Ayana Stafford-Morris, Why is We Americans chronicles the Baraka family over years of struggle, strength, and courage. Hill, a fellow native of New …

Amiri Baraka (born October 7, 1934, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.—died January 9, 2014, Newark) was an American poet and playwright who published provocative works that assiduously …

Jan 13, 2014 · On Friday, as family and friends crowded in to grieve with one of Newark’s most famous families, they quietly strove to absorb the loss of Newark poet, iconoclast and radical …

Jan 8, 2014 · A select chronicle: Amiri’s 1958 story “Suppose Sorrow Was a Time Machine” envisioned his own family’s history as an emotional time-loop knotted by racial violence. His …

Amiri Baraka’s views on marriage and family were heavily influenced by his experiences growing up in a racially segregated society. He believed that the traditional nuclear family structure was …