Amiri Baraka has passed

[concise]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/10/a...zing-poet-and-playwright-dies-at-79.html?_r=0

Just found out he was in the hospital last week. Already gone.

 

[Raye82]

May he rest in peace. I'm not really familiar with all his work, but I'm definitely going to be looking into it.

 

[Thatrogueassdiaz]

Yo, I'm a big fan of his. This truly saddens me

 

[Deadpool1986]

May he

 

[observe]

Who

 

[Carter G. Hoodson]

RIP, remember when the elder came to my middle school and I was one of the lucky 6 that were allowed to sit and talk with in the conference room asking him questions for our school news paper.

 

[I'm Billy FUCO!!]

I thought the thread title said Anita Baker at first

 

[Grand Cru Boo]

Damn! Great literary mind. I'm sadden. May he rest in peace.

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

 

[charmander]

she sounds like she was thick

where the pics at

 

[The 2020 New Member]

mortal kombat just won't be the same without him.

my favorite character besides sonya blade.

 

[James Worthy]

 

[Grizzly]

RIP Amiri Baraka

May his legacy live on..I think his son is already doing a good job at making sure that happens

 

[rip928]

Dutchman should be a must read for every black man in america. RIP

 

[skeetsinternal]

RIP, I read about his passing on Nj.com this morning