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

Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni Jr. was born on June 7, 1943, in Knoxville, Tennessee. During the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s — the Harlem Renaissance of my lifetime — she ...

Laura Hutson Hunter I learned Nikki Giovanni’s “Nikki-Rosa” in school ... I loved learning of her love for Tupac when I too newly loved Tupac. Much later, I learned of her participation ...

Nikki Giovanni, the acclaimed poet, professor and icon of the Black Arts movement, passed away at the age of 81. The news struck me with the force of personal loss not just because we lost a ...

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 ...

Nikki Giovanni, the acclaimed poet, professor and icon of the Black Arts movement, passed away at the age of 81. The news struck me with the force of personal loss — not just because we lost a ...

Zion Baptist Church in Knoxville on Wednesday to celebrate the life and legacy of Nikki Giovanni. The renowned poet, author and activist died Dec. 9 at the age of 81. The memorial, held at the ...

Zion Baptist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Wednesday to celebrate the life and legacy of Nikki Giovanni, the renowned poet, author, and activist who died on Dec. 9, at the age of 81. The memorial ...

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 ...

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

When Nikki Giovanni uttered these words in January 2007 ... tattoo emblazoned on her left arm after Lamar’s predecessor, Tupac Shakur, was murdered in 1997, just as hip-hop began topping pop ...