Johari Amini

Johari Amini (January 13, 1935 – December 12, 2023) was an American author, poet and chiropractor.

Johari Amini
Born	Jewel C. Latimore[1] (1935-01-13)January 13, 1935 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	December 12, 2023(2023-12-12) (aged 88)
Resting place	Oak Woods Cemetery
Nationality	American
Known for	Writing, activism

Life and career

Amini was born Jewel Latimore in Philadelphia on January 13, 1935.^[2][3] She cofounded the Third World Press in 1967^[2] and was a staff member of the Institute of Positive Education. Amini 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] Amini wrote 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] Amini died on December 12, 2023, at the age of 88.^[5]

Selected works

• Images in Black (1967)^[3]
• Black Essence (1968)^[3]
• Fable for My People (1971)
• Let's Go Somewhere (1970)^[3]
• A Hip Tale in Death Style (1970)^[3]
• A Commonsense Approach to Eating (1975).^[4]