Amiri baraka jr chief of staff

When you are the namesake of one of America’s most prominent 20th century African-American writers and activists and your brother is the Mayor of the largest City in the State of New Jersey, your heritage speaks of legacy and your destiny is one of service.

Amiri Baraka, Jr., a longstanding political strategist in New Jersey and the current Chief of Staff to Mayor Ras J. Baraka, is highly regarded among government operatives and elected officials for his operational acumen and his unmatched skills as a community organizer.

Any observer to his ability to coordinate a town hall in Newark while overseeing the work habits of more than City employees would soundly agree.

But, these skills were not acquired through symbiosis. Amiri — “Middy” to his family and close associates — refined his management and leadership schools in boardrooms and classrooms and on basketball courts long before he began to design campaign strategies.

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