baraka

¹ American  

[buh-rah-kuh] / bəˈrɑ kə /

noun

Islam.

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

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Baraka ² American  

[buh-rah-kuh] / bəˈrɑ kə /

noun

1. Imamu Amiri Everett LeRoi Jones, 1934–2014, U.S. dramatist, poet, and political activist.

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Etymology

Origin of baraka

< Arabic barakah; compare Hebrew bərākhāh blessing

Example Sentences

Habba similarly tried to charge Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who was with McIver, but dropped the charge after a judge criticized her for “worrisome” and “embarrassing” decisions in the case.

From Slate

The charges against Baraka were later dropped.

From Salon

Baraka has since sued Habba over his arrest.

From Salon

In 2024, Warner found another conversation-starter via “Not All Hood,” a podcast he cohosted with Candace Kelley and Weusi Baraka dedicated to exploring Black Americans’ myriad identities and experiences.

From Salon

This past May, I was outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office on Frelinghuysen Avenue in Newark, New Jersey, where ICE agents had detained Mayor Ras Baraka on a trespassing charge that would later be dropped.

From Slate