June Jordan
June Millicent Jordan was an American poet, essayist, teacher, and activist. In her writing she explored issues of gender, race, immigration, and representation.
Background
- Born in
- Harlem
- Educated at
- Barnard CollegeNorthfield Mount Hermon SchoolMidwood High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Lambda Literary Award
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"Efficiency, competence: Black students know the deadly, neutral definition of these words. There seldom has been a more efficient system for profiteering, through human debasement, than the plantation…"
"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…"
"Body and soul, Black America reveals the extreme questions of contemporary life, questions of freedom and identity: How can I be who I am?"
"June Jordan, 65, Poet and Political Activist" by Dinitia Smith, in The New York Times"
"If any of us hopes to survive, s/he must meet the extremity of the American female condition with immediate and political response. The thoroughly destructive and indefensible subjugation of the major…"
"Bisexuals Worthy of Celebration During Black History Month: June Jordan" by Faith Cheltenham, The Huffington Post"
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Timeline
1936
Born
Birth2002
Died
Death
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