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| birth_name = Jewel C. Latimore<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carolyn-M-Rodgers|title=Carolyn M. Rodgers | American poet, teacher, critic, and publisher|website=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref> |
| birth_name = Jewel C. Latimore<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carolyn-M-Rodgers|title=Carolyn M. Rodgers | American poet, teacher, critic, and publisher|website=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref> |
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| birth_date = 1935<ref name="oxfordreference1">{{cite web|url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095408571 |title=Johari Amini |publisher=Oxford Reference |date=1935-01-13 |accessdate=2021-09-04}}</ref> |
| birth_date = 1935<ref name="oxfordreference1">{{cite web|url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095408571 |title=Johari Amini |publisher=Oxford Reference |date=1935-01-13 |accessdate=2021-09-04}}</ref> |
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| birth_place = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania |
| birth_place = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States |
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| death_date = December 12, 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chicagodefender.com/dr-johari-m-amini-hudson-third-world-press-co-founder-has-passed-away/|title=Dr. Johari M. Amini-Hudson, Third World Press Co-Founder, Has Passed Away|publisher=Chicago Defender|accessdate=2024-01-14}}</ref> |
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'''Johari Amini''' (1935-2023) was an African American [[poet]], [[author]], and [[chiropractor]]. |
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⚫ | Amini was born Jewel Latimore in Philadelphia in 1935.<ref name=":0">"Amini-Hudson, Johari (1935–)." ''[[Dictionary of Women Worldwide|Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages]]'', edited by Anne Commire and Deborah Klezmer, vol. 1, Yorkin Publications, 2007, p. 50. ''Gale eBooks''. Accessed 16 Sept. 2021.</ref> She cofounded the [[Third World Press]] in 1967<ref name="oxfordreference1" /> and was a staff member of the Institute of Positive Education. She also contributed to other Black Arts Movement institutions such as the Writers Workshop of the [[Organization of Black American Culture]] (OBAC),<ref name=":0" /> its publication NOMMO, the Kuumba Theater, and the Gwendolyn Brooks Writers' Workshop. She co-founded and edited ''Black Books Bulletin''.<ref name=":0" /> She has written many poems and short stories published in journals such as Black World. She was also a practicing chiropractor. She wrote a book titled ''A Commonsense Approach to Eating'' (1975) that merged her two career paths.<ref name="credoreference1">{{cite web|url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/ghaaw/amini_swahili_faithful_johari_swahili_jewel_n%C3%A9e_jewel_christine_mclawler_aka_johari_kunjufu/0|title=Amini [Swahili: "faithful"], Johari [Swahili: "jewel"] (née Jewel Christine McLawler; aka Johari Kunjufu) {{!}} Encyclopedia of African-American Writing - Credo Reference|website=search.credoreference.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-15}}</ref> |
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== Selected works == |
== Selected works == |
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* ''Images in Black'' (1967) |
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* ''Black Essence'' (1968) |
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* ''Fable for My People'' (1971) |
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* ''Let's Go Somewhere'' (1970) |
* ''Let's Go Somewhere'' (1970)<ref name=":0" /> |
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* ''A Hip Tale in |
* ''A Hip Tale in Death Style'' (1970)<ref name=":0" /> |
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* ''A Commonsense Approach to Eating'' (1975).<ref name="credoreference1"/> |
* ''A Commonsense Approach to Eating'' (1975).<ref name="credoreference1"/> |
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Latest revision as of 15:25, 19 August 2024
Johari Amini | |
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Born | Jewel C. Latimore[1] 1935[2] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Died | December 12, 2023[3] |
Resting place | Oak Woods Cemetery |
Nationality | American |
Known for | Writing, Activism |
Johari Amini (1935-2023) was an African American poet, author, and chiropractor.
Amini was born Jewel Latimore in Philadelphia in 1935.[4] She cofounded the Third World Press in 1967[2] and was a staff member of the Institute of Positive Education. She also contributed to other Black Arts Movement institutions such as the Writers Workshop of the Organization of Black American Culture (OBAC),[4] its publication NOMMO, the Kuumba Theater, and the Gwendolyn Brooks Writers' Workshop. She co-founded and edited Black Books Bulletin.[4] She has written many poems and short stories published in journals such as Black World. She was also a practicing chiropractor. She wrote a book titled A Commonsense Approach to Eating (1975) that merged her two career paths.[5]
Selected works
[edit]- Images in Black (1967)[4]
- Black Essence (1968)[4]
- Fable for My People (1971)
- Let's Go Somewhere (1970)[4]
- A Hip Tale in Death Style (1970)[4]
- A Commonsense Approach to Eating (1975).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Carolyn M. Rodgers | American poet, teacher, critic, and publisher". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ^ a b "Johari Amini". Oxford Reference. 1935-01-13. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ^ "Dr. Johari M. Amini-Hudson, Third World Press Co-Founder, Has Passed Away". Chicago Defender. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Amini-Hudson, Johari (1935–)." Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages, edited by Anne Commire and Deborah Klezmer, vol. 1, Yorkin Publications, 2007, p. 50. Gale eBooks. Accessed 16 Sept. 2021.
- ^ a b "Amini [Swahili: "faithful"], Johari [Swahili: "jewel"] (née Jewel Christine McLawler; aka Johari Kunjufu) | Encyclopedia of African-American Writing - Credo Reference". search.credoreference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-15.