Peacework, July 1st, 2002
June Jordan, a poet, political activist and one of the twentieth century's most prolific writers, died June 14, 2002. She was 65 and had been struggling with breast cancer for a decade. Her passions in writing ranged from feminism to race to teaching, her poetry was filled with advocacy for the poor, for women, and the disenfranchised; she was among the most published black writers in history. A good friend and writer, Alice Walker, described Jordan as "unwillingly nonviolent."
Jordan was born to West Indian immigrants and grew up in Harlem where she began writing poetry at an early age. She ...
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