Beautiful Black Women by Amiri Baraka

A modern photo-animation of Amiri Baraka's classic 1968 recording of "Beautiful Black Women." Photos by Askia Muhammad

[@MrCumale]

Unmistakably this work is one for the ages. Thank you Askia Muhammad for illustrating this poetry to music with living photography. Now take your rest Big Brother Baraka! Amin.

[@mikenicholas1964]

❤YOU ASKIA WPFW BABY , FLY HIGH BROTHA

[@BrickCityBornandBred]

Wonderful! I did not think this would be on CZcams! I have not heard it since I was in high school, 1970's. Thank you for posting!

[@rasulallah4652]

powerful words

[@jeffk2053]

R.I.P. LEROI JONES

[@quinn4213]

what did he say after this line: "...her sadness and age and the ______" ? thanks to those who will answer :)