What an amazing man, an amazing poet, an amazing speaker: I saw him speak a long time ago at CCNY & was blown away.
Thank you, Mr. Baraka, for being fearless and for always speaking truth to power (even if and when I didn’t agree & you horrified everyone). (Or, as one person said about “Somebody Blew Up America” on youtube: “I hate this poem. I love this man.”
Blues People is a must-read.