Writer

Amiri Baraka

The Black Arts Movement, and a poet who changed direction more than once.

Amiri Baraka, previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. He was the author of numerous books of poetry and taught at several universities, including the University at Buffalo and Stony Brook University. He received the PEN/Beyond Margins Award in 2008 for Tales of the Out and the Gone. Baraka's plays, poetry, and essays have been described by scholars as constituting defining texts for African-American culture.

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Born
1934-10-07, Newark, USAA Sunday
Died
2014-01-09, Newark, USAA Thursday, aged 79
At birth
Sun in Libra, Moon in Libra
Nationality
United States
Birth-time source
No birth time on record: Rodden X

Birth Chart

1934-10-07, Newark, USA · time unknown, noon chart

America/New_Yorkthe zone used then

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Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunLibra13°44′Direct
MoonLibra2°57′Direct
MercuryScorpio8°35′Direct
VenusLibra2°57′Direct
MarsLeo23°42′Direct
JupiterLibra29°15′Direct
SaturnAquarius21°48′Retrograde
UranusTaurus0°05′Retrograde
NeptuneVirgo13°16′Direct
PlutoCancer25°59′Direct

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Death Chart

2014-01-09, Newark, USA · time unknown, noon chart

America/New_Yorkthe zone used then

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Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunCapricorn19°21′Direct
MoonTaurus7°41′Direct
MercuryCapricorn26°20′Direct
VenusCapricorn22°18′Retrograde
MarsLibra15°21′Direct
JupiterCancer14°56′Retrograde
SaturnScorpio21°06′Direct
UranusAries8°48′Direct
NeptunePisces3°27′Direct
PlutoCapricorn11°33′Direct

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