The story of how Everett Leroy Jones became Amiri Baraka, from his childhood to the mid '60s, is told through interviews recorded in the late '90s.
Amiri Baraka
Self
Coyt Leroy Jones
Asha Bandele
Hettie Jones
Sekou Sundiata
Quincy Troupe
Marvin X
Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)
The Color Purple
Daybreak Express
To Stay Alive: A Method
Francoeur: Exit pour nomades
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
This Beggar's Description
Fuck
Tupac: Resurrection
LA Originals
Howard
Naqoyqatsi
Junun
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way
Regard Silence
The Legacy of Othello
Lemonade
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
The U.S. vs. John Lennon