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She never waited around, not for anyones permission, to write or act or be. June jordan in conversation with julius lester, reading poems from her upcoming book some changes 1970 and discussing the pain and plight of afroamericans with emphasis on the word negro. Join facebook to connect with june jordan and others you may know. Born in new york city on july 9, 1936, june jordan attended barnard college. A june jordan reader alice james books lament facing the challenge of too much brilliance. A finalist for the national book award, a new york times most outstanding book, and an american library associations best book for that year, june jordans first young adult novel was considered controversial for being written entirely in black english. For this book to have its birth now, in the lopsided moment when we need it most, is no chance occurrence.
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