BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT POETRY SERIES

BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT POETRY SERIES

The Black Arts movement series documents the wellspring of artistic accomplishment among African Americans as well as a profound political consciousness and militancy among the artists. This series also includes works of poetry by Baraka, Nikki Giovanni, Mae Jackson, Sylvia Jones, Jewel C. Other literary material can be found in two issues of The Cricket, a magazine edited by Baraka and Neal. Over the last year, FCA has partnered in Artists Relief, raising 25 million dollars to distribute 5,000 grants to more than 4,000 poets, painters. Black Art is the aesthetic and spiritual sister of the Black Power concept. On Monday the 15th, the focus will be on the 1964 Harlem Riots, the UMBRA Poets, Malcolm XвЂ™s influence, and the beginnings of the Black Arts Movement. The Black Arts Movement is radically opposed to any concept of the artist that al- ienates him from his community. The poem that seem to catch my attention is Black Art, by Amiri Baraka. Guests are welcome to join us in the regular classroom: 609 in Hunter CollegeвЂ™s West Building at 68th and Lexington. Several issues of the periodical Black Theatre include poems by Baraka articles by Neal, Maulana Ron Karenga, and Ed Bullins and plays by Sonia Sanchez, Marvin X, Herbert Stokes, and Baraka (LeRoi Jones). The black arts movement also opened doors for many other types of poets. Two articles by Baraka's associate Larry Neal, one discussing Baraka's literary career and the other discussing the importance of culture in the black liberation struggle, serve as an introduction to this series. This series includes both rare and popular materials from Baraka's years as a leader of the Harlem-based Black Arts movement.

Black arts movement poetry