Ahmos Zu-Bolton II (October 21, 1948[1] – March 8, 2005[2]) was an activist, poet and playwright also known for his editing and publishing endeavors on behalf of African-American culture.
[3] Born in Poplarville, Mississippi, Zu-Bolton grew up in DeRidder, Louisiana, near the Texas border.
In 1965 he was one of several black students who integrated Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
[4] After serving in the U.S. Army in Vietnam, Zu-Bolton founded Hoo-Doo, a magazine devoted to African-American activism and arts, published A Niggered Amen: Poems, and coedited Synergy D.C. Anthology, in 1975.
He also opened the Copestetic Bookstore on Marigny Street in New Orleans, LA.