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Amiri Baraka

Essays and Commentaries

The People Smash Gibson in Newark

Unity Newspaper Volume 9 Number 8, May 16

Amiri Baraka Editor’s note: On May 13, Newark City Councilman Sharpe James scored a major victory over 16-year incumbent Mayor Kenneth Gibson. James won the mayoral contest with 31,000 votes to Gibson’s 22,000 votes. James won in all five of... Read More »

Irvington Killer Cops Invade Newark

Unity Newspaper Volume 9 Number 8, May 16

Racist cop Paterno kills Black youth Amiri Baraka Newark, n.j. — The illegal racist-inspired invasion of Newark streets by Irvington killer cops which ended in the murder of 17-year-old Michael Harris of Newark must be forcefully opposed and the killer ... Read More »

Nationalism, Self-Determination and Socialist Revolution

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Death to Apartheid! Power to the People!

Unity Newspaper Volume 8 Number 11, August 30

In solidarity with the black South African workers’ struggle! Amiri Baraka Contributing editor “The black workers in South Africa are the key to the successful completion of the current South African revolution, that is, of reaching the goal of Death... Read More »

Revolution in South Africa! Power to the African People!

Unity Newspaper Volume 8 Number 10, August 16

Amiri Baraka Contributing Editor The struggle to destroy white supremacy and fascism in South Africa is rapidly reaching a full revolutionary explosion. A democratic, revolutionary, anti-imperialist united front, spurred, inspired, catalyzed, by the South African masses, is reaching new heights. ... Read More »

Stony Brook Students Stage Anti-Apartheid Sit-in

Unity Newspaper Volume 8 Number 9, June-July

Dube’s tenure is one of students’ demands Amiri Baraka Contributing editor STONY BROOK, NY — A group of students representing a “united front” of multinational organizations on this campus held a series of rallies and demonstrations culminating in a sit-... Read More »

The Writer and Social Responsibility

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Remove Gibson from Newark Board of Education

Unity Newspaper Volume 8 Number 4, March 15

Save The Children! COMMENTARY Amiri Baraka and Arthur Henson Contributing editor and Regional correspondent NEWARK — UNITY demands that Daniel Gibson be removed from the Newark Board of Education because of his involvement in the conflict of interest business deals... Read More »

Only Revolution Will Transform South Africa

Unity Newspaper Volume 8 Number 2, February 15

Challenges to apartheid reveal contradictions in imperialist bourgeoisie (This is the second part of a two-part article. The first part appears in Amiri Baraka’s book, Daggers and Javelins — ed.) Amiri Baraka Contributing editor The upsurge of protest in the... Read More »

The Need for a Rainbow Agenda

Unity Newspaper Volume 7 Number 10, June 20

Force the Democrats to negotiate Amiri Baraka Contributing editor The real test of the Jackson campaign must be in its practical use to Black people and the whole multinational working class. That use is not just feel-goodism and cheerleading consciousness... Read More »

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Amiri Baraka

Essays and Commentaries

The People Smash Gibson in Newark

Irvington Killer Cops Invade Newark

Nationalism, Self-Determination and Socialist Revolution

Death to Apartheid! Power to the People!

Revolution in South Africa! Power to the African People!

Stony Brook Students Stage Anti-Apartheid Sit-in

The Writer and Social Responsibility

Remove Gibson from Newark Board of Education

Only Revolution Will Transform South Africa

The Need for a Rainbow Agenda

CHANCE OF A LIFETIME
Oral History Project

GETTING TOGETHER PUBLICATIONS

AMIRI BARAKA

Amiri Baraka

Essays and Commentaries

CHANCE OF A LIFETIME Oral History Project

GETTING TOGETHER PUBLICATIONS

AMIRI BARAKA

CHANCE OF A LIFETIME
Oral History Project