Brooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Collection
I think you better join with me to agitate
and agitate for justice and
equality we can eat
and pay the rent with
NOW.
June Jordan, "Jim Crow: The Sequel"
On July 9th, 2020, we celebrate what would be the 84th birthday of June Jordan, whose writing is as relevant as ever.
When the library closed in mid-March, June Jordan’s poetry took refuge in my apartment along with Mary Oliver, Maggie Smith, Gwendolyn Brooks and me. I’m not sure how many days I surrendered in this manner,…
