Birth Chart

Amiri Baraka

Everett LeRoi Jones

Sun Libra

Moon Virgo

Ascendant Libra

Influences in signs

↣ Sun in Libra - 13°28' - in house 1

↣ Moon in Virgo - 29°26' - in house 1

↣ Mercury in Scorpio - 08°17' - in house 2

↣ Venus in Libra - 02°37' - in house 1

↣ Mars in Leo - 23°32' - in house 11

↣ Jupiter in Libra - 29°11' - in house 2

↣ Saturn in Aquarius - 21°49' - in house 5 - retrograde

↣ Uranus in Taurus - 00°06' - in house 8 - retrograde

↣ Neptune in Virgo - 13°16' - in house 12

↣ Pluto in Cancer - 25°59' - in house 10

↣ North Node in Aquarius - 08°12' - in house 5 - retrograde

↣ Ascendant in Libra - 03°56' - in house 1

↣ Midheaven in Cancer - 04°33' - in house 10

↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Libra - 05°24'

Influences in houses

↣ Sun in house 1

↣ Moon in house 1

↣ Mercury in house 2

↣ Venus in house 1

↣ Mars in house 11

↣ Jupiter in house 2

↣ Saturn in house 5

↣ Uranus in house 8

↣ Neptune in house 12

↣ Pluto in house 10

↣ North Node in house 5

↣ Ascendant in house 1

↣ Midheaven in house 10

Aspects

↣ Sun and Venus conjunction (10°51' applying)

↣ Sun and North Node trine (5°16' separating)

↣ Sun and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (8°03' applying)

↣ Sun and Ascendant conjunction (9°32' applying)

↣ Moon and Venus conjunction (3°11' applying)

↣ Moon and Pluto sextile (3°26' separating)

↣ Moon and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (5°58' separating)

↣ Moon and Ascendant conjunction (4°30' separating)

↣ Moon and Midheaven square (5°07' separating)

↣ Mercury and Jupiter conjunction (9°06' separating)

↣ Mercury and Uranus opposition (8°11' separating)

↣ Mercury and Neptune sextile (4°59' applying)

↣ Mercury and North Node square (0°05' separating)

↣ Mercury and Midheaven trine (3°44' applying)

↣ Venus and North Node trine (5°35' applying)

↣ Venus and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (2°47' separating) parallel

↣ Venus and Ascendant conjunction (1°19' separating)

↣ Venus and Midheaven square (1°56' separating)

↣ Mars and Jupiter sextile (5°39' applying)

↣ Mars and Saturn opposition (1°44' separating) antiparallel

↣ Jupiter and Uranus opposition (0°55' applying) antiparallel

↣ Jupiter and Pluto square (3°12' separating)

↣ Jupiter and Midheaven trine (5°21' separating)

↣ Uranus and Pluto square (4°07' applying)

↣ Uranus and Midheaven sextile (4°27' separating)

↣ Pluto and Midheaven parallel

↣ North Node and Equatorial Ascendant trine (2°48' applying)

↣ North Node and Ascendant trine (4°16' applying)

Birth data

Original name: Everett LeRoi Jones
Chart date: 07/10/1934
Chart time: 05:15
Date and time quality: AA Birth record cited what does this mean?
Data origin: Astro-Databank
Location: Newark (NJ), USA
Latitude and longitude: 40°44' North · 74°10' West
Time zone: 05:00 West

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About

Amiri Baraka, born Everett LeRoi Jones, was a central figure in twentieth‑century African American literature and cultural activism. A poet, playwright, music critic and essayist, he was part of the Beat scene and played an influential role in shaping a renewed Black aesthetic that blended poetry, theater and social critique. His work confronts racism, colonialism and identity, often in a combative tone, and includes key titles such as Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note, the coedited anthology Black Fire, and Four Black Revolutionary Plays.

In the 1960s and 1970s Baraka moved from a pro‑integration stance to advocating Black nationalism and revolutionary action, a shift shaped by events like the Cuban Revolution, the assassination of Malcolm X and his own experiences of repression. Beyond his literary output, he worked as a music critic, helping to secure recognition of jazz and the blues as foundational cultural forms and is considered a precursor to later poetic‑musical languages such as rap.

A controversial figure monitored by security agencies, his influence extends across African American social and cultural movements, leaving a legacy in the renewal of Black theater, racial criticism and the intersection of poetry and music.

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