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Amiri Baraka’s Daughter, Shani, Murdered

HeadlineAug 14, 2003

This news from New Jersey: The 31-year-old daughter of poet and activist Amiri Baraka has been murdered. The bodies of Shani Baraka and her friend Rayshon Holmes were found Tuesday night.

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