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“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.” braka 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 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 in the 1960’s. the purpose of the black arts movement was to promote black separatism in 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 america. the black arts movement was a period of artistic and literary expression of black americans in 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 and blues music, theater, performing arts, poetry, dance, and literature. the black arts movement, to men, understood their own cultural ident-ty against the racial oppression. 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 60’s and 70’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 the idioms and forms of cultural expression. poets like langston hughes, “dreams,” and sonia sanchez, “this is not a small voice,” is an emotional response from their personal conviction describing the sad, depressed hardships of the 60’s and 70’s

it was a very sad time, the 60’s and 70’s, because of how blacks were mistreated. it was a time where jazz music to folk culture became the avant garde to black the 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 was a sad and depressed emotions of black culture. amari baraka, “the cry of jazz,” explored racial tensions in the pursuit of his own racial ident-ty

the black arts movement is an inspiration on popular culture, hip hop and rap. because of the black arts movement, the music became an artistic expression written on themes such as race, education, s-xism, drug use and spiritual uplifting. hip hop music and rap songs have motivated the young people of today. black lives matter like the l. a. riots of the 60’s, influenced artist to write about historical and political events. baraka amiri’s poem, “black art,” ill-strates his anger about racial tensions. hip hop and rap is a form of expression which redefined the ideology of black culture in how blacks are perceived in america. rap artist like, busta rhyme, n.w.a, and public enemy, wrote songs on racial tensions and social bias. the popularity of the black arts movement has reflects on the cultural expression and cultural identification of all americans today

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” by amiri baraka, “the revolutionary theatre” by amiri baraka, “the black arts movement” by larry neal and black fire, black feeling and black magic by amiri baraka

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, “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, designated on literary expression, his contribution to the arts is truly a blessing

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