Amiri Baraka
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Mourners wait outside before entering the funeral of poet Amiri Baraka, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, in Newark, N.J. The 79-year-old author of blues-based poems, plays and criticism died Jan. 9 of an undisclosed illness. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
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A portrait of Amiri Baraka is displayed during the poet's funeral Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, in Newark, N.J. The 79-year-old author of blues-based poems, plays and criticism died Jan. 9 of an undisclosed illness. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
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Actor Glynn Turman pays tribute during the funeral of poet Amiri Baraka Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, in Newark, N.J. The 79-year-old author of blues-based poems, plays and criticism died Jan. 9 of an undisclosed illness. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
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Actor Danny Glover speaks during the funeral of poet Amiri Baraka Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, in Newark, N.J. The 79-year-old author of blues-based poems, plays and criticism died Jan. 9 of an undisclosed illness. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
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Actors Danny Glover, left, and Glynn Turman speak during the funeral of poet Amiri Baraka Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, in Newark, N.J. The 79-year-old author of blues-based poems, plays and criticism died Jan. 9 of an undisclosed illness. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
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Newark mayoral hopeful Ras Baraka delivers a eulogy for his father, Amiri Baraka, during the poet's funeral Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, in Newark, N.J. The 79-year-old author of blues-based poems, plays and criticism died Jan. 9 of an undisclosed illness. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
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Author Cornel West speaks during the funeral of poet Amiri Baraka Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, in Newark, N.J. The 79-year-old author of blues-based poems, plays and criticism died Jan. 9 of an undisclosed illness. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
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Actor Danny Glover speaks during the funeral of poet Amiri Baraka Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, in Newark, N.J. The 79-year-old author of blues-based poems, plays and criticism died Jan. 9 of an undisclosed illness. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
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Poet Sonia Sanchez reads a poem during the funeral of poet Amiri Baraka Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, in Newark, N.J. The 79-year-old author of blues-based poems, plays and criticism died Jan. 9 of an undisclosed illness. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
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FILE - This March 12, 1972 file photo shows poet and social activist Amiri Baraka speaking during the Black Political Convention in Gary, Ind. Maya Angelou is mourning her friend Amiri Baraka, remembering him as a vital poet whose private persona differed greatly from his fiery public image. “He was very kind,” Angelou said Friday, Jan. 10, 2014 during a telephone with The Associated Press. Baraka, whom Angelou had known for more than 40 years, died Thursday at age 79. (AP Photo/Julian C. Wilson, File)
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FILE - This March 12, 1972 file photo shows poet and social activist Amiri Baraka speaking during the Black Political Convention in Gary, Ind. Baraka, a Beat poet, black nationalist and Marxist revolutionary known for his blues-based, fist-shaking manifestos, died, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, N.J. at age 79. (AP Photo/Julian C. Wilson, File)
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FILE - This March 12, 1972 file photo shows poet and social activist Amiri Baraka speaking during the Black Political Convention in Gary, Ind. Baraka, a Beat poet, black nationalist and Marxist revolutionary known for his blues-based, fist-shaking manifestos, died, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, N.J. at age 79. (AP Photo/Julian C. Wilson, File)
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**FILE** Poet and social activist Amiri Baraka speaks March 12, 1972, during the Black Political Convention in Gary, Ind. Baraka, a Beat poet, black nationalist and Marxist revolutionary known for his blues-based, fist-shaking manifestos, died Jan. 9, 2014, at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, N.J. at age 79. (Associated Press)
