Poet, activist and former Virginia Tech professor Nikki Giovanni showed us that poetry could be a path to liberation. Now, it ...

Earlier this month, we lost a voice that rang for decades with the clarity of truth and the warmth of eternal joy. Nikki ...

Nikki Giovanni, a celebrated author and poet, was laid to rest in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her legacy of empowering Black ...

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

Nikki Giovanni's high school classmates, sorority sisters and fellow civil rights activists gathered at her childhood church ...

Friends, sorority sisters, high school classmates and admirers filled the pews of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Knoxville on ...

“Nikki Giovanni had some good times in Knoxville ... and it’s just beautiful but at the end of the day she was a child of God.” The Knoxville memorial was part of a series of events honoring ...

Some of Black culture's most beloved icons in music, film and entertainment have passed away in 2024. Here are just a few ...

Amid the same Knoxville congregation Nikki Giovanni worshipped with as a child, a crowd of civil rights leaders, classmates, sorority sisters and friends gathered for a memorial tribute to the ...

Nikki Giovanni, a Knoxville-born poet who sharpened ... She earned 31 honorary doctorates and published more than 30 books, including 13 children's books and 20 poetry collections.

Renowned poet, activist, author and professor Nikki Giovanni was laid to rest Thursday at Spring Grove Cemetery.