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Amiri Baraka, also known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amiri Baraka, is one of the leaders and inspirations of the Black Artist Movement. He was founder of the Black Arts Repertory Theatre/School in the 60s. When Malcom X was assasinated in 1965, Baraka moved to Harlem, divorced his white wife, changed his name and adapted a Black nationalist view. Baraka then married Amina Baraka, formerly known as Sylvia Robinson, and founded Spirithouse in Newark, NJ. In October 2001 he forced controversial discussion after reading a poem in New Jersey, which addressed irregularities of the official Sep11th-story, which was reported in the mainstream press. He insisted, that "President Bush, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and many United States allies, knew of the pending terrorist attacks..." http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20021011-15056918.htm (-> early warnings)