June Jordan
FollowBorn 9 July 1936 in Harlem, New York, USA
Died 14 June 2002 (aged 65)
June Millicent Jordan was an American poet, essayist, teacher, and activist. In her writing she explored issues of gender, race, immigration, and representation.
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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.
She was inducted on the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor within the Stonewall National Monument in 2019.
