A former student of Nikki Giovanni's recalls the fateful day when the poet and activist convinced him he was an artist. Then ...

On the evening of December 9, I read about the death of legendary poet and educator Nikki Giovanni while searching for ...

They say, "Never meet your heroes," and I say, they couldn’t be more wrong. Back in 2017, I had the rare opportunity to interview the legendary Dr. Nikki Giovanni ... with the poems I did ...

Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker ... addressed her battles with lung cancer, paid tribute to heroes from Nina Simone to Angela Davis and reflected on such personal ...

The following day, Knoxville leaders reflected on the life of a hometown hero ... poet laureate of Knoxville, was a University of Tennessee undergraduate when she first met Nikki Giovanni, the ...

Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker ... and paying tribute to heroes from Nina Simone to Angela Davis, while discussing personal passions like food and romance.

When Nikki Giovanni uttered ... to learn from everyday Black folks’ refusal to accept status-quo cruelties as incontrovertible realities. Time and again, her poems land on faith as the fuel ...