Deeply influenced by Malik el-Shabazz (Malcolm X) writer, political activist and teacher, LeRoi Jones embraced African culture and identity, changing his name to Amiri Baraka. He was widely known as one of the most influential African American intellectuals in the 1950’s and 1960’s when he became famous for his poetry, plays and books. His is pictured here with his wife Amina also a poet and freedom fighter.         Amina and Amiri Baraka