baraka

[ buh-rah-kuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Islam.

a spiritual power believed to be possessed by certain persons, objects, tombs, etc.

Baraka

[ buh-rah-kuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

I·ma·mu A·mi·ri [ih-, mah, -moo , uh, -, meer, -ee], Everett LeRoi Jones, 1934–2014, U.S. dramatist, poet, and political activist.

Origin of baraka¹

< Arabic barakah; compare Hebrew bərākhāh blessing

I watch his stand-up, I watch Chris Rock's, I read Baldwin and Baraka, I listen to Kanye.

Amiri Baraka echoed this sentiment 17 years after Raisin premiered—post-Birmingham, post-Medgar, post-Malcolm.

“On one level, Walter Lee is merely aspiring to full and acknowledged humanity,” writes Amiri Baraka.

Baraka actually suggests that his ties to gang leaders would allow him to broker a peace among the gangs of Newark.

Thousands of children are on wait lists to get in charters and Baraka insists that he supports them as part of the overall system.

Baraka went back to Tipo Tipo's village, thus putting his intention of begging among the Arab slaves into operation.

We then separated; and Baraka, by my orders, gave the thief fifty lashes for his double offence of theft and desertion.

Baraka and all the men begged I would give in, as they were sure he must be a good man to send such a kind message.

I saw at once what the game was; so I asked my friend where he got it, on which he at once pointed to Baraka.

Off went Baraka with a party of men, stopping hours, of course, and firing volleys of ammunition away.

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