She was 81. The cause was cancer, according to a family statement shared by her friend Kwame Alexander, a poet and author. Ms. Giovanni had battled cancer twice already, according to the statement ...

Giovanni, 81, held many titles. She was a writer, activist, educator, recipient of the Langston Hughes Medal and NAACP Image Award, Grammy Award nominee and much more. Giovanni was born in ...

She was 81. Giovanni died “peacefully” Monday with life partner Virginia “Ginney” Fowler by her side, her friend and author Renée Watson said Tuesday in a statement to The Times.

Giovanni was 81. "We will forever feel blessed to have shared a legacy and love with our dear cousin," Giovanni’s relative, Allison “Pat” Ragan, said in a statement. Giovanni was born ...

She was 81. Giovanni, subject of the prize-winning 2023 documentary Going to Mars, died Monday with her lifelong partner, Virginia "Ginney" Fowler, by her side, according to a statement from ...

Nikki Giovanni, an iconic poet and influential voice in the Black arts movement, passed away on December 9 at 81 after battling cancer for the third time. Known for her groundbreaking 1968 ...

She was 81. Giovanni was a prolific writer, activist, educator, recipient of the Langston Hughes Medal and NAACP Image Award, Emmy Award winner, Grammy Award nominee and much more. She is survived ...

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 ...

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