"In America, the traditional routes to black identity have hardly been normal. Suicide , violence , and exemplary moral courage; none of these is normal."

“Bisexuals Worthy of Celebration During Black History Month: June Jordan" by Faith Cheltenham, The Huffington Post”

“We are among those who have been violated into violence.”

“As a child I was taught that to tell the truth was often painful. As an adult I have learned that not to tell the truth is more painful, and that the fear of telling the truth — whatever the truth may be — that fear is the most painful sensation of a moral life.”

“June Jordan poems at the Academy of American Poets”

“June Jordan, 65, Poet and Political Activist" by Dinitia Smith, in The New York Times”

“Education has paralleled the life of prospering white America: it has been characterized by reverence for efficiency, cultivation of competence unattended by concern for aim, big white lies, and the mainly successful blackout of Black life.”