ement ▁or ▁B AM , ▁founded ▁in ▁Har lem ▁by ▁writer ▁and ▁activ ist ▁Am iri ▁Bar aka ▁( born ▁Ever ett ▁Le Ro y ▁Jones ), ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁the ▁art istic ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Power ▁movement . ▁This ▁movement ▁inspired ▁black ▁people ▁to ▁establish ▁ownership ▁of ▁publishing ▁houses , ▁mag az ines , ▁journ als ▁and ▁art ▁institutions . ▁Other ▁well - known ▁writers ▁who ▁were ▁involved ▁with ▁this ▁movement ▁included ▁Nik ki ▁Giovanni ; ▁Don ▁L . ▁Lee , ▁later ▁known ▁as ▁H aki ▁Mad h ub uti ; ▁Son ia ▁San chez ; ▁May a ▁Angel ou ; ▁D ud ley ▁Rand all ; ▁Ster ling ▁Pl um pp ; ▁Larry ▁Ne al ; ▁Ted ▁Jo ans ; ▁A hm os ▁Zu - B ol ton ; ▁and ▁E ther idge ▁Knight . ▁Several ▁black - owned ▁publishing ▁houses ▁and ▁publications ▁spr ang ▁from ▁the ▁B AM , ▁including ▁Mad h ub uti ' s ▁Third ▁World ▁Press , ▁Broad side ▁Press , ▁Zu - B ol ton ' s ▁Energy ▁Black ▁South ▁Press , ▁and ▁the ▁period ical s ▁Call al oo ▁and ▁Y ard bird ▁Re ader . ▁Although ▁not ▁strictly ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁Mov ement , ▁other ▁notable ▁African - American ▁writers ▁such ▁as ▁novel ists ▁I sh ma el ▁Re ed ▁and ▁T oni ▁Mor r ison ▁and ▁poet ▁G wend ol yn ▁Bro oks ▁can ▁be ▁considered ▁to ▁share ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁art istic ▁and ▁them atic ▁concerns . ▁ ▁B AM