"Body and soul, Black America reveals the extreme questions of contemporary life, questions of freedom and identity: How can I be who I am?"

“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.”

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

“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”