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183 Index Achebe, Chinua, 70 activism: American, 48; artistic, 16, 56, 74; black, 30, 46, 61, 79, 149, 154, 167; collective, 78–79, 153, 155; crosscultural , 165; everyday, 111; political, 6, 43, 116, 162; revolutionary, 80; social, 149, 152; suffrage, 45; women’s, 45, 65, 74, 154 activist writing, 134 aesthetics: accessible, 122; black, 4–6, 13, 28, 31, 36, 38, 63, 96–97, 114, 147; Black Arts Movement, 11–12, 23, 49, 64, 74, 77, 96, 117, 126, 162; black nationalist, 54; cohesive, 6; community-building, 86; contemporary, 122; conventional, 86; cultural, 96; culturally inclusive, 75; evolving, 12; forced, 86; hip-hop, 162; inclusive, 130; mainstream, 124; musical, 49; national, 73; nationalist, 23, 32, 96, 121; nation-building, 5, 12, 15, 33, 66, 112, 119, 145, 151, 163; natural, 9; Organization of Black American Culture, 12, 121, 140; Pan-African-inspired, 71; politically conscious, 86; politically inspired, 51, 94, 162; politicized, 63; popular, 16, 56, 122, 128, 163; “post-soul,” 162; provocative, 163; restricted, 86; socially conscious, 86; socially immediate, 122, 162; visual, 17, 77, 85, 87 African Diaspora, 3, 6, 12, 21, 23–24, 29–30, 49, 55, 116, 118, 133 Afrocentrism, 20–21, 26, 61, 71, 119, 125, 136 After Mecca: Women Poets and the Black Arts Movement, 16 Alkalimat, Abdul, 18, 65, 168 Amini, Johari, 4–6, 11–13, 15–17, 21, 53, 56–57, 61–62, 65, 68–71, 73–94, 98, 114, 116–18, 146, 163–64, 169, 172 Works: “About Communication,” 85–86; Black Essence, 17, 87–91, 93; Black Spirits, 17; “Coronach,” 77–79; “Evolution,” 76; “FauxSemblant ,” 83–85; A Folk Fable, 17; “For Nigareens,” 91–92; A Hip Tale in Earth Style, 17; “Identity,” 81, 83, 85–86; Images in Black, 16–17, 76–77, 80, 87, 93, 170; Let’s Go Somewhere, 17, 70; “Masque,” 92–93; “Orbit,” 88, 90–91; “Quintessence,” 88–90; Spectrum in Black, 17; “To a Black Writer,” 80; “The Two,” 88–90; “When I Thought of Him,” 88–89 Baldwin, James, 28, 46–47, 53, 70, 82, 167, 169 Bambara, Toni Cade, 34, 38–40, 52 Baraka, Amiri, 9, 18, 25–28, 33, 36–37, 43, 53, 58, 69, 82, 109, 165, 167–72 bisexuality, 89 Black Art, 4–6, 8, 12, 16–19, 27, 31, 35, 44, 49–50, 57, 61–63, 66–68, 73–74, 76– 78, 80–81, 83–88, 91, 95, 97, 99–102, 104, 106–7, 112, 114–17, 129, 146–47, 163, 169–71 Index 184 Black Artist, 3, 5–7, 9–10, 12, 17–19, 23– 25, 27, 30–31, 33–37, 39–41, 43, 47, 49, 52, 55–56, 58–67, 69–73, 76–79, 81, 85–86, 90, 92–93, 95, 97, 99–100, 104, 106, 108, 110, 114–16, 118–19, 122, 124, 129, 135–36, 140, 143, 146, 148–50, 154, 162–64, 167, 169, 171 Black Arts Movement (BAM): antibourgeoisie stance, 56; cultural base, 124; difference between male and female members, 114; and formation of Organization for Black American Culture, 4, 10; integrationist vs. nationalist debate, 24, 30, 36; legacy, 146; political theory, 73; and role of Amiri Baraka, 69 black bourgeoisie, 26–27, 33, 53 black community, 3, 5–8, 23–27, 29–30, 33, 35, 40, 47–48, 51–53, 55, 68, 72, 77–78, 81, 86–87, 89, 93, 99, 102, 104, 106, 110, 113–14, 116, 121–22, 123, 127, 129, 135, 137, 140–41, 143, 149, 151, 154–55, 157, 167, 171 black family, 21, 40–41, 48, 88, 102, 108, 112, 114, 116, 132, 137–41, 143, 156–57, 165, 167, 169 black nationalism. See nationalism Black Panthers, 38, 45–46, 48, 58, 103, 154, 168, 172 black poetry. See poetry Black Power, 6, 12, 18, 20–21, 25, 27, 29–30, 38, 47–49, 78–79, 89, 92, 98, 103, 108, 119, 134, 147–48, 155, 161, 163, 165, 167–68 Black Power Movement, 3, 6, 13, 25, 30, 37–38, 41, 44–46, 52, 55, 62, 78–79, 81, 89, 98, 165 Black Studies, 61–62, 136 black vernacular. See vernacular language Black Woman, The, 38–42, 165 Black World, 18, 35, 66–67, 95, 98, 117, 169, 171 Blackbird Flies: Remembering Carolyn Rodgers, The, 17 Bontemps, Arna, 147 Brawley, Benjamin, 50 Broadside Press, 53, 58, 61, 98 Bronzeville, 64, 70 Brooks, Gwendolyn, 10, 17, 34–35, 42–43, 52–54, 59, 67, 69–73, 96, 147–48, 158, 167, 169–70 Works...
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