Jordan, June, 1936-2002

  • Bernice Johnson Reagon: Black Women’s issues

    Speech by Bernice Johnson Reagon, given November 11, 1980 at Barnard College’s Reid Lectureship Women’s Issues Luncheon, titled “My Black Mothers and Sisters: On Beginning a Cultural Autobiography.” Tape begins with Reagon singing a poem by June Jordan. She speaks of Black women’s roles in her mother’s generation, the courageous actions of Fannie Lou Townsend…

  • Poetry reading to benefit Out & Out Books

    Blanche Wiesen Cook hosts a poetry reading that took place May 11th of this year (1978) to benefit Out & Out Books, a feminist press. Poets include Charlotte Carter, June Jordan, Sarah Miles, Marilyn Hacker, Patricia Jones, Esther Newton, and Eugenie Urcell[sp?]. Produced by Donna Allegra.

  • The November 10, 1977 CCNY conference: Black and Latin women in art and politics

    Excerpts from the November 10, 1977 conference of Black and Latin women in arts and politics, organized by the Black and Latin Women’s Organization of City College New York. The thoughts of Jill Nelson, June Jordan, and Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm.

  • Piercing the Veil: Our Voices Can Be Heard writer’s congress

    Recording of the panel “Piercing the Veil: Our Voices Can Be Heard. The impact that writers can make.” Includes speeches by Barbara Ehrenreich: feminist, author of “The hearts of men,” co-chair of Democratic Socialists of America; Amber Hollibaugh: associate producer, “Neighborhood voices,” WNYC-TV, writer and associate editor, “Socialist review”; and June Jordan: poet and writer,…

  • June Jordan speech at American Writers Congress, NYC, October 11, 1981

    June Jordan speech to American Writers Congress, held in New York, October 11, 1981. From note on box this may be the last 15 minutes of her speech. No intro or outro. Broadcoast on November 31, 1981?

  • Democracy Now! March 20, 2003

    Hour 1: U.S. begins invasion of Iraq, attempts to assassinate Iraqi President Saddam Hussein: We go live to Baghdad to speak with Kathy Kelly of Voices in the Wilderness and hear President Bush and Hussein; Hundreds of thousands take to the streets to protest war just hours after the U.S. attack: We go to Sydney,…

  • Democracy Now! March 20, 2003

    U.S. begins invasion of Iraq, attempts to assassinate Iraqi President Saddam Hussein: We go live to Baghdad to speak with Kathy Kelly of Voices in the Wilderness and hear President Bush and Hussein; Hundreds of thousands take to the streets to protest war just hours after the U.S. attack: We go to Sydney, London and…

  • Democracy Now! June 19, 2002

    THE LEGACY OF ACTIVIST AND POET JUNE JORDAN |Today is Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration of the end of slavery in the United States. Today we will observe Juneteenth by paying tribute to June Jordan, who lived her life as a call to freedom and a hymn for justice. All that and more coming up.…

  • Democracy Now! July 04, 2002

    TRIBUTE TO ACTIVIST AND POET JUNE JORDAN/INDEPENDENCE DAY WITH FREDERICK DOUGLASS |Story: CELEBRATING INDEPENDENCE DAY WITH ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL VOICES OF THE ABOLITION MOVEMENT, FREDERICK DOUGLASS Today is a national holiday, commemorating the Fourth of July, when American colonies declared their independence from England in 1776. While many in America hang flags, attend…

  • Democracy Now! June 17 , 2002

    POET AND ACTIVIST JUNE JORDAN DIES |The great poet and activist June Jordan died on Friday. She was the most-published African-American in history. And, on the thirtieth anniversary of Watergate, we’ll talk to one of the greatest whistleblowers in US history Proposed constitutional reforms in Bolivia spark a nationwide march for “popular sovereignty, territory and…