Nikki Giovanni, the iconic poet whose words gave voice to the voiceless during the civil rights movement and beyond, has died ...

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

Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni Jr., the beloved Knoxville native and internationally recognized poet and provocateur, died Dec. 9 in Blacksburg, Virginia. Giovanni, 81, held many titles. She was a ...

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

Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni Jr., one of the most influential ... A public graveside burial service for Giovanni, an internationally recognized poet and provocateur, will be held at ...

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

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

Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni Jr., the internationally recognized poet and provocateur, died Monday in Blacksburg, Virginia. She was 81. Giovanni was a prolific writer, activist, educator ...

Antonio Dickey/Getty Images It’s a weird and tragic irony that giants of the Black intellectual, artistic, and cultural ...

Nikki Giovanni, a Knoxville-born poet who sharpened her voice as a revolutionary in the Black Arts Movement and later published bestselling collections reflecting on loss, love and motherhood ...

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 and ...