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'''Johari Amini''' (1935-2023) was an African American [[poet]], [[author]], and [[chiropractor]].
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'''Johari Amini''' is an African American poet, author, and chiropractor. 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), its publication NOMMO, the Kuumba Theater, and the [[Gwendolyn Brooks Writers’ Workshop]]. She worked for Black Books Bulletin as a writer as well as an editor. 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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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>


== Selected works ==
== Selected works ==
* ''Images in Black'' (1967)
* ''Images in Black'' (1967)<ref name=":0" />
* ''Black Essence'' (1968)
* ''Black Essence'' (1968)<ref name=":0" />
* ''A Folk Fable'' (1969)
* ''Fable for My People'' (1971)
* ''Let's Go Somewhere'' (1970)
* ''Let's Go Somewhere'' (1970)<ref name=":0" />
* ''A Hip Tale in Earth Style'' (1972)
* ''A Hip Tale in Death Style'' (1970)<ref name=":0" />
* ''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
Born
Jewel C. Latimore[1]

1935[2]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
DiedDecember 12, 2023[3]
Resting placeOak Woods Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
Known forWriting, 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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Carolyn M. Rodgers | American poet, teacher, critic, and publisher". Encyclopedia Britannica.
  2. ^ a b "Johari Amini". Oxford Reference. 1935-01-13. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  3. ^ "Dr. Johari M. Amini-Hudson, Third World Press Co-Founder, Has Passed Away". Chicago Defender. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.


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