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June Millicent Jordan was born in Harlem New York on June 9 1936 She was the daughter of Granville and Mildred Jordan who immigrated to the United States from an island in the Caribbean Sea called Jamaica June had a hard time growing up in Brooklyn due to her father being abusive at times and her mother who killed herself while June was in her teenage years So then she was shipped off to a boarding school in Massachusetts called Northfield school for Girls but later became a school for both genders This school focuses on academic biblical arts and sports Which is where she met her husband Michael Meyer and was married from 1955 through 1965 and had a child at the age of 18 and his name is Christopher David Meyer Even through the rough times Jordan had a love for writing and self expression which she was able to find in this school Jordan then became a poet activist journalist essayist and teacher Jordan had a big social economical and political impact Sadly Jordan died on June 14 2002 of Breast Cancer in Berkeley college where she taught English literature and then later taught African American studies VI Teacher Economical VII Anti War Activist Political June Jordan was a Anti War Activist and her work was often criticized VIII
