Sunday, January 12, 2014

NPR Honors the 'Complicated' and 'Achingly Beautiful' Work of Radical Black Poet Who Wrote 9-11 Was an Israeli Plot | NewsBusters

NPR Honors the 'Complicated' and 'Achingly Beautiful' Work of Radical Black Poet Who Wrote 9-11 Was an Israeli Plot | NewsBusters: "Billionaires who back conservative Republicans are trashed on NPR when they die as “scathing TV ad” backers. But what about a black radical who wrote a poem blaming 9-11 on Israel and implying America was evil and terrorist? On Thursday night's "All Things Considered," NPR began by calling him “one of America's most important — and controversial — literary figures,” under the headline “Amiri Baraka's Legacy Both Controversial And Achingly Beautiful.”"

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