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Revision as of 22:18, 26 December 2021
Johari Amini | |
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| Born | Jewel C. Latimore[1] 1935[2] |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Writing, Activism |
Johari Amini (born 1935) is an African American poet, author, and chiropractor.
Amini was born Jewel Lattimore in Philadelphia in 1935.[3] 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),[3] its publication NOMMO, the Kuumba Theater, and the Gwendolyn Brooks Writers’ Workshop. She co-founded and edited Black Books Bulletin.[3] 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.[4]
Selected works
- Images in Black (1967)[3]
- Black Essence (1968)[3]
- A Folk Fable (1969)
- Let's Go Somewhere (1970)[3]
- A Hip Tale in Death Style (1970)[3]
- A Commonsense Approach to Eating (1975).[4]
References
- ^ "Carolyn M. Rodgers | American poet, teacher, critic, and publisher". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ^ a b "Johari Amini". Oxford Reference. 1935-01-13. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ^ 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.
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