Nikki Giovanni’s Wondrous Celebrations of Black Life
In the last years of her life, Nikki Giovanni felt her memory fading. At the beginning of the 2023 documentary Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project, she offered an inventive take on how the loss affected her: “I remember what’s important,
7 Nikki Giovanni Poems Every Black Woman Should Read
Nikki Giovanni was a one-of-a-kind writing talent who tackled everything from racism to love to life and death in her works.
When Nikki Giovanni Was Young, Brilliant and Unafraid
The poet set the course for her revolutionary career early, and charted it faithfully for decades by staying true to her vision and herself.
Nikki Giovanni’s Legacy of Black Love
Nikki Giovanni died this week, at the age of eighty-one, as that rarest of things: a best-selling poet. Her work burst onto the scene in the nineteen-sixties already fully formed—it was concerned, as much of the Black Arts poetry of the day was,
Nikki Giovanni, “Princess of Black Poetry,” Dies at 81
A key figure of the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and ’70s, the poet and activist is celebrated for her illuminating works touching on race, gender, and politics.
An appreciation: When Nikki Giovanni was young, brilliant and unafraid
The poet, who died Monday, set the course for her revolutionary career early, and charted it faithfully for decades by staying true to her vision and herself.
What We Owe Nikki Giovanni
OnMonday,literary giant Nikki Giovanni died at 81. Shortly after the news of her passing became public, there was a palpable feeling of grief among Black women who loved her and the body of work she gifted us.
Nikki Giovanni: A Life in Pictures
Nikki Giovanni, the Black Arts poet who died on Monday at the age of 81, catapulted to fame in her 20s and remained a celebrity for the rest of her life thanks to her charisma, he
Preserving the impact of Nikki Giovanni
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Nikki Giovanni was a walking revolution
A university professor and author by trade, Giovanni was quoted saying her best audiences were college students and prison inmates. Her social reach was infinitely more expansive.
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Civil rights leaders, members of local arts community react to death of Nikki Giovanni, acclaimed poet and activist
Renowned poet, author, and activist Nikki Giovanni dies at 81 after a recent diagnosis of lung cancer. Her legacy will live ...
TN-born Nikki Giovanni never lost the urge to travel to Mars or survive on Earth | Opinion
Knoxville, Tennessee-born and Fisk University educated poet Nikki Giovanni died on Dec. 9 at the age of 81. She left an ...
Nikki Giovanni, acclaimed poet and queer Black icon, has died at 81
Nikki Giovanni, the renowned poet and Black queer icon, has died at age 81. Giovanni died Monday in a hospital in Blacksburg, ...
Nikki Giovanni, prolific poet and civil rights activist, dies at 81
Nikki Giovanni did not dream of being a writer, but her writing left an indelible mark on America and the world.
Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81
Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who rose from borrowing money to release her first book to ...
Oprah Winfrey remembers Nikki Giovanni: ‘She helped me to love poetry and myself’
Oprah Winfrey, who honored Nikki Giovanni at her famous Legends Ball, shared with Knox News her favorite poem.