Background
Jones, Everett Le Roi Imamu Baraka was born on October 7, 1934 in Newark, New Jersey, United States. Son of Coyette L. Jones and Anna Lois (Russian) Jones.
Jones, Everett Le Roi Imamu Baraka was born on October 7, 1934 in Newark, New Jersey, United States. Son of Coyette L. Jones and Anna Lois (Russian) Jones.
Howard University, New School and Columbia University.
Served with United States.A.F. Taught. Founded Black Arts Repertory Theater School. Harlem 1964, Spirit House, Newark 1966.
Whitney Fellowship 1963, Guggenheim Fellowship 1965.
Fellow, Yoruba Academy 1965. Visiting Lecturer, Afro-American Studies, Yale University since 1977.
Lecturer 1963, Dutchman 1964, The Modems 1964, The System of Dante"s Hell 1965, Home 1965, Jello 1965, Experimental Death Unit 1965, The Baptism—The Toilet 1966, Black Mass 1966, Mad Heart 1967, Slave Ship 1967, Black Music 1967, Tales 1968, Great Goodness of Life 1968, Black Magic, Four Black Revolutionary Plays 1969, Black Art 1969, In Our Terribleness 1970, Junkies are Full of Shhh. Bloodrites 1970, Raise 1971, lieutenant’s Nation Time 1971, Kawaida Studies 1972, Spirit Reach 1972, African Revolution 1973.
Institute Company-ordinating Committee of Congress of African Peoples. Black Academy, of Arts and Letters.