Art Raises Consciousness: Amiri Baraka's Vision

Amiri Baraka Quote
"The artist's role is to raise the consciousness of the people. To make them understand life, the world and themselves more completely. That's how I see it. Otherwise, I don't know why you do it."

Amiri Baraka, previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays and music criticism. He was the author of numerous books of poetry and taught at several universities, including the University at Buffalo and Stony Brook University.

Born: October 7, 1934, Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: January 9, 2014, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey, United States

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