Please share and follow us: Born, Yolande Cornelia Giovanni Jr. on June 7, 1943, Nikki Giovanni lived her life as an activist ...

You know Nikki Giovanni's poems and the power of her words. Here are some facts you might not know about the poet and author ...

“Nikki was funny,” said Lauren Wilkerson, a second cousin of Giovanni ... Dear Abby: My husband’s family didn’t come to my daughter’s wedding, and he still sent them holiday cards!

Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni Jr., the beloved Knoxville native and internationally recognized poet and provocateur, died Dec. 9 in Blacksburg, Virginia. Giovanni, 81, held many titles. She was a ...