June Jordan
American poet, essayist, playwright, feminist, bisexual activist (1936–2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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June Millicent Jordan (July 9, 1936 – June 14, 2002) was an American poet, essayist, teacher, and activist. In her writing she explored issues of gender, race, immigration, and representation.[1][2]
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Born | June Millicent Jordan (1936-07-09)July 9, 1936 Harlem, New York, U.S. |
Died | June 14, 2002(2002-06-14) (aged 65) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Writer, teacher, activist |
Alma mater | Barnard College |
Period | 1969–2002 |
Genre | African-American literature, LGBT literature |
Subject | Civil rights, Feminism, Bisexual/LGBT rights movement |
Notable works | Who Look at Me (1969); Civil Wars (1981); I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky (1995); His Own Where (2010) |
Spouse | Michael Meyer (married 1955, divorced 1965) |
Children | Christopher David Meyer |
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Jordan was passionate about using Black English in her writing and poetry, teaching others to treat it as its own language and an important outlet for expressing Black culture.[3]
Jordan was inducted on the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor within the Stonewall National Monument in 2019.