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the black arts movement
by angela k brown
november 26, 2019

“thought is more important than art. to revere art and have no understanding of the process that forces it into existence, is finally not even to understand what art is.” – amari baraka

the poet imanu amiri baraka is widely considered to be the father of the black arts movement. imamu is a swahili t-tle for “spiritual leader.” baraka means blessing

the black arts movement began in 1965 and ended in 1975. one of the most prominent figures in the black arts movement was amiri baraka (formerly known as leroi jones), who began his career among the beat generation. the beat generation elevated jazz, in the 1940’s, as an index to social protest

the black arts movement (also known as the aesthetic movement) is a cultural ideology that developed in america with the civil rights movement during the 1960’s. the purpose of the black arts movement was to promote black separatism of the arts. this movement is the aesthetic and spiritual sister of the black power movement. it envisions an art that speaks directly to the needs and aspirations of black people. the black arts movement was a period of artistic and literary expression of black americans during the 1960’s and 1970’s

after the death of martin luther king, amiri baraka became a nationalist, moved to harlem, and founded the black arts repertory theatre/school. the artist of the black arts movement, explored african american culture and its historical experience which transformed the way african americans were portrayed in literature and the arts. the black arts movement was the medium of cultural expression and creativity

imari baraka opened a repertory school of the arts where workshops were held for black students to study jazz music and blues music, theater, performing arts, poetry, dance, and literature. what the black arts movement meant to men, was to understand the purpose of their cultural ident-ty in america during that time period. what the black arts movement meant to women was to understand their roles as mothers, to identify with their s-xuality as being lesbians, and to liberate their feminist views as nationalist

during the 1960’s and 1970’s, the black arts movement, had maintained the moral tradition of the black arts movement by becoming the avant garde of black conscience. amari baraka’s poem, “the black noise, rose,” had become the symbol of american woes. the black arts movement is where black poets addressed various idioms and forms of artistic expression. poets like langston hughes poem, “dreams,” and sonia sanchez poem, “this is not a small voice,” is an emotional response, drawn from their personal conviction, describing the sad, depressed hardships of their era

it was a very sad time, the 1960’s and 1970’s, because of how blacks were mistreated. it was a time where jazz music to folk culture became the avant garde to the black conscious. jazz music reflected the libation of malcolm x as an illusion on black culture. jazz music reflected the rebellious and profound melody of how blacks were mistreated and underrepresented. blues music identified with the sad and depressed emotions of black culture. amari baraka poem, “the cry of jazz,” explored racial tensions in the pursuit of his own ident-ty

the black arts movement is an inspiration on popular culture, hip hop and rap. the black arts movement has become an artistic affluence on music, spoken word, and poetry slam which has became the voice on race, on education, s-xism, drug use and spiritual uplifting of repository sound. the black arts movement has influenced many modern artist to use articulate expression. the black arts movement has had a historic impression on music, visual and performing art, and literature which has driven the motivation of young people involvement in the arts today. black lives matter like the l. a. riots of the 1960’s, had influenced artist to write about historical and political events through literature, film and music. baraka amiri’s poem, “black art,” view on racial tension expressed the anger many men felt during that time

poets like langston hughes and sonia sanchez, authors like toni morrison and alice walker, film directors like spike lee and john singleton, musicians like b. b. king and jimmy hendricks, thesbians like billy d. williams and diana ross has influenced this form of expression, that has redefined the ideology of black culture in how blacks are perceived in modern america. without the black arts movement there may not be artist like beyonce, mary j. blige and alicia keys. there would be no rap artist like, 2pac, n.w.a, and public enemy, to write songs about racial tensions and social bias. through the popularity of the black arts movement, we reflect on the cultural expression and the cultural identification of all americans today in an artistic form

the black arts movement was a period of growth in the arts by african-americans in the 1960’s and 1970’s. the black arts movement gives a broad scope of literature of that time. i will give you a brief overview of the black arts movement

poetry saw tremendous growth during this period. the major people involved in the black arts movement were amiri baraka, nikki giovanni, larry neal, haki r. madhubuti and sonia sanchez
some of the major works during this time was “black art,” black fire, “the revolutionary theatre” by amiri baraka, and “the black arts movement” by larry neal

some of the major publishers were the black arts repertory theatre, negro digest/black world, broadside press, third world press, freedom ways, and liberator

some of the notable women in the black arts movement were nikki giovanni, who was the most successful poet and the author of the black arts movement. nikki giovanni wrote book t-tles, “black feeling, black talk” (1967), black judgement (1968, and re: creation (1970)

sonia sanchez, who wrote, “home coming,” (1968) and we badddd people” (1970). audre lorde, who wrote, “the first cities” (1968) and “cable to rage” (1970)

gwendolyn brooks wrote, “in the mecca,” that discusses the realities both beautiful and ugly, of living in urban cities like chicago
june jordan wrote a collection of poetry t-tled, “who look at me.”
mari evens wrote, “where is all my music,” and “i am a black woman.”
maya angelou whose most renowned for her autobiographies, “just give me a cool drink of water ‘fore i diie” (1971). this volume is divided into two sections, the first being comprised of love poems and the second of poems about the experience of african americans living in a white dominated society

“i may have never had the opportunity to meet him, i never had the chance to say goodbye, but the memory of his legacy remains and has touched so many lives.” – angela khristin brown

imiri baraka legacy of the black arts movement has transformed literary expression of black culture through music, literature, visual and performing art and will continue to be celebrated as a movement for political, social, cultural and historical artistic expression. imiri baraka is not only a spiritual leader, but because of the black arts movement, his contribution to the arts, deserves to be recognized for its artistic expression. his legacy is considered a true blessing to all americans

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