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 shows her tattoo she got in memory of Tupac during an interview at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA on Monday, April 24, 2023. Of the few photographs of Nikki Giovanni's tattoo ...

During her time in Germany, she was attached to the Entertainment Showcase, where she performed for NATO military and ...

Nikki Giovanni navigated the world with unwavering ... She had a "Thug Life" tattoo on her forearm that paid homage to the phrase Tupac had tattooed across his stomach. When Giovanni died on ...

Nikki Giovanni, a renowned poet and proud Knoxville ... tattoo on her left forearm that said "Thug Life," In reference to Tupac Shakur, son of Black Panther Afeni Shakur, who was slain in 1996.

Keeping the renowned poet’s memory alive is personal for Beck Cultural Exchange Center President Reneé Kesler.

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

A Giant in Poetry and Activism Nikki Giovanni, born in Knoxville ... Giovanni’s 1972 poem Ego Tripping became iconic, and her work with artists like Tupac Shakur, particularly the poem The Rose That ...

Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni Jr., the beloved Knoxville native ... Following the death of Tupac Shakur, son of Black Panther Afeni Shakur, she got the words “Thug Life” tattooed ...