She was the editor of The Black Woman’s Gumbo Ya-Ya, which received the New York City Library Young Persons Reading Award in 1994.
"[6] In 1985, Jewell outlined the political, class and other challenges experienced by a Black lesbian in a relationship with a white woman in "An Alliance of Differences".
[3] These included The African-American Review, The Black Scholar, Black Maria, Body Politic, Calyx, Common Lives/Lesbian Lives, Kalliope, The Lavender Letter, Obsidian II, OutWeek, Poetry Detroit, Sing Heavenly Muse, Sisterlode, Spare Rib, Sinister Wisdom, Violent Virgins, and Women of Power.
[19] In 1993, the Arts Foundations of Michigan had awarded Jewell a $1,150 grant to support new poetry about African American poet, writer and activist James Baldwin.
: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Coming Out Stories "In memory of Terri Jewell, who lit a fire in my heart and under my butt and kept me going.
"[24] In 2018, Voices of the Revolution, a spoken word group, formed by Susan Harris, Laurie Hollinger, and TariMuñiz, celebrated the work of Pat Parker, Terri Jewell, June Jordan, and other powerful, revolutionary women at the 33rd Annual Women in the Arts Festival held at the Edgewood United Church in East Lansing, Michigan.
[25] In 2019, Su Penn led a discussion on Jewell's life at the 34th Annual Women in the Arts Festival held at the Edgewood United Church in East Lansing, Michigan.