Imamu Amiri Baraka

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    his address
    to the grey monsters of the world,
    Imamu Amiri Baraka (b. 1934)

    Luxury, then is a way of
    being ignorant, comfortably
    An approach to the open market
    of least information.
    —Imamu Amiri Baraka (b. 1934)

    Love is an evil word.
    Turn it backwards/ see, what I mean?
    Imamu Amiri Baraka (b. 1934)

    Malcolm’s words
    fire darts, the victor’s tireless
    thrusts, words hung above the world
    change as it may, he said it, and
    for this he was killed,
    —Imamu Amiri Baraka (b. 1934)

    Back home the black women are all beautiful
    —Imamu Amiri Baraka (b. 1934)