Those We Lost
Those We Lost — June 14
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Honoring those we lost on June 14 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind.
June Jordan
Born July 9, 1936 — Died June 14, 2002
Title: Poet, essayist, teacher, activist, and Black feminist writer
June Jordan was a poet and essayist whose work spoke to race, gender, sexuality, language, immigration, and justice. She helped make poetry feel urgent, political, personal, and accessible, while also building spaces for students and communities to use language as power.
Charles L. Blockson
Born December 16, 1933 — Died June 14, 2023
Title: Historian, author, collector, bibliophile, and African diaspora archivist
Charles L. Blockson spent his life collecting and preserving materials related to African American history and the wider African diaspora. His collections at Temple University and Penn State helped protect books, documents, artifacts, and records that might otherwise have been lost or ignored.
