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.

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Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni Jr. was born on June 7 ... surging Black pride — the latter expressed in her poem “Ego Tripping (there may be a reason why).” A favorite of mine ...

I read about the death of legendary poet and educator Nikki Giovanni while searching for something on the Internet.

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 ...

Nikki Giovanni, the fiery poet ... and revolutionaries committed to memory, was “Ego Tripping (there may be a reason why).” That poem is defiant, inspirational, uplifting ode to Black ...

To support. To love. To care. That's what "Mama" Nikki Giovanni meant to Chicago Poet Laureate Avery R. Young. Colleagues through the arts community, Young revered Giovanni's work and shared a few ...

When Giovanni died on Dec. 9 at 81, she had written over 25 books, which include poems exploring love, music and even the ...

Nikki Giovanni navigated the world with unwavering ... Francis spoke of Giovanni's poem, "Ego Tripping (there may be a reason why)," which celebrates Black womanhood: "I am so perfect so divine ...