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

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

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

Nostalgia, and in particular a longing for her childhood in Knoxville, was one of the defining subjects of her work. Here are milestones from the incredible life of Nikki Giovanni.

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

Please share and follow us: Born, Yolande Cornelia Giovanni Jr. on June 7, 1943, Nikki Giovanni lived her life as an activist ...

There was no one like Nikki Giovanni. The Black poet ... Across decades of work and activism, Giovanni continued returning to the neighborhood where she spent summers in Knoxville, a neighborhood ...

“Having someone like Nikki Giovanni ingrained in that work as well, she’s a guidepost for us, she’s a lightpost in her advocacy and her ability to make change and impact people,” said ...

Nikki Giovanni, the acclaimed poet ... I remember how Giovanni’s work exemplified what James Baldwin called “the artist’s struggle for integrity.” As a leading voice in the Black Arts ...

F. Willis Johnson Earlier this month, we lost a voice that rang for decades with the clarity of truth and the warmth of eternal joy. Nikki Giovanni, the acclaimed poet, professor and icon of the Black ...