Back in 2017, I had the rare opportunity to interview the legendary Dr. Nikki Giovanni here at Salon, where we had a transformative exchange that changed me. On Monday, she passed at 81.

Born Yolande Cornelia Giovanni Jr. on June 7, 1943, in Knoxville, Tennessee, to Jones and Yolande Giovanni, Nikki Giovanni ...

Nikki Giovanni's high school classmates, sorority sisters and fellow civil rights activists gathered at her childhood church ...

(WWBT) - As the nation continues to grieve the loss of poet, author and educator Nikki Giovanni ... media about Giovanni and her contributions to the literacy world. Dr. Pamela D.

Renowned poet, activist, author and professor Nikki Giovanni has died. She was 81. “The acclaimed poet, Black Arts Movement icon whose poems of wit, wonder, and wisdom were celebrated in ...

Nikki Giovanni, the trailblazing poet, activist, author and professor whose words redefined Black literature and culture, passed away on Monday, December 9. She was 81 years old. Giovanni died ...

Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni Jr., the internationally recognized poet and provocateur, died Monday in Blacksburg, Virginia. She was 81. Giovanni was a prolific writer, activist, educator ...

“Even a Nikki Giovanni or a Dr. Trudier Harris (another Wintergreen participant), icons and flames, need pilot lights. ... Every great writer and culture worker needs a space where they’re ...

Nikki Giovanni, the celebrated poet, author, educator, and activist whose profound writings championed racial and social justice, has died. She died aged 81 on December 9, 2024, in Blacksburg ...