On this episode of The Art of the Story from the WBGO Archive, Newark legendary poet, author and activist Amiri Baraka recites a chilling poem in the WBGO Studios in 2012.
Baraka, joined SportsJam with Doug Doyle to talk about his love of sports and his career.

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Amiri would pass away two years later at the age of 79. In was in that same year that his son Ras J. Baraka would become the mayor of Newark.
You can hear the entire SportsJam interview with Amiri Baraka here.