At the same Knoxville church where Nikki Giovanni sat in the pew as a child ... an activist and community leader who was friends with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., spoke of how Giovanni's early ...

(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.

Saxophonist/Composer Javon Jackson And Poet Nikki Giovanni Nominated For NAACP Image Award In 'Outstanding Jazz Album' ...

Brown, a professor of history at Mary Baldwin University, met Nikki Giovanni as a Virginia Tech undergrad in 1991.

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, a renowned poet and proud Knoxville native, has closed her final chapter. She died Dec. 9 at the age of 81. Giovanni is a civil rights icon and one of the world's most famed ...

The annual events will kick off with the Unity Breakfast at 8 a.m., followed by the downtown march at 1 and a full program at ...

This year’s theme is “Where Do We Go From Here”, named for Dr. King’s final book Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community ...

Acclaimed poet and literary force Nikki Giovanni, who was at the forefront of the Black Arts Movement, and known across the world for her defiant yet endearing prose about race, gender ...

Nikki Giovanni, renowned globally as a literary legend and for her indelible imprint on Virginia Tech, died Monday at the age of 81, it was announced Tuesday. During her 35 years as a professor in ...

It's easy to feel lost in a nation that has lost its bearings. But Nikki Giovanni's life and works will comfort us as we confront this latest unknown. “i hope ...

President Biden released a statement mourning Nikki Giovanni, calling her a “pioneering” poet who “used her pen to advance racial and gender equality and confront violence, hate and ...