Nikki Giovanni taught me how to make words paint ... a creative writing professor and a co-founder of the Hurston/Wright Foundation, an organization that honors Black writers.

On Dec.19, friends, family, fans and community members gathered at Spring Grove Cemetery to say their final goodbyes to Nikki Giovanni. The public graveside ceremony took place in her hometown of ...

Renowned poet, Nikki Giovanni, died Monday at the age of 81 ... Since no one wanted to publish me I formed a company and published myself. That was a lot easier to do in the old days.” ...

Photo courtesy of Joyce Colemon. Colemon added that Giovanni, who retired from VTech in 2022 and died on December 9, was a “phenomenal” speaker in 1994. “I think she was spiritually led ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who went from borrowing money to release her first book to spending decades as a literary celebrity who shared blunt ...

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 ...

Photo by Andrew Adkins for Virginia Tech. Literary legend and retired Virginia Tech professor Nikki Giovanni completed her final chapter on Monday, December 9, 2024. Named by Oprah Winfrey as one ...

Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who went on to become a literary celebrity, has died. She was 81. Author of more than 25 books, Giovanni was a famed performer who ...

On Monday, Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni Jr., renowned American poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator died at the age of 81. According to WDJB News, Giovanni passed away ...

NEW YORK (AP) - Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who rose from borrowing money to release her first book to decades as a literary celebrity sharing her blunt and ...