In the quiet hours of Dec. 9, 2024, American poetry lost one of its most defiant and distinctive voices. Nikki Giovanni, the “Princess of Black Poetry,” who transformed the landscape of ...

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

It's easy to feel lost in a nation that has lost its bearings. But Nikki Giovanni's life and works will comfort us as we ...

Nikki Giovanni, a renowned poet, activist, book author ... sorry for the kids who only hear one kind of music. Where do your dreams come from? My dream was not to publish or to even be a writer ...

Nikki Giovanni did not dream of being a writer, but her writing left an indelible mark on America and the world.

Nikki Giovanni — poet and civil rights activist — has died ... Nina Simone and Muhammad Ali. “My dream was not to publish or to even be a writer: my dream was to discover something no ...

Back in 2017, I had the rare opportunity to interview the legendary Dr. Nikki Giovanni ... prize was her. Giovanni was 1,000% comfortable being her, living out her own dreams and existing inside ...

Nikki Giovanni, a prominent poet, civil rights activist and educator, has died at 81. 'We will forever be grateful for the unconditional time she gave to us.' ...

Renowned poet, activist, author and professor Nikki Giovanni has died ... a degree in history from Fisk University in 1967. “My dream was not to publish or to even be a writer: my dream was ...

Giovanni did not dream of being a writer ... Movement delving into the Black experience, Giovanni wrote poems including “Nikki-Rosa": "I really hope no white person ever has cause / to ...

“My dream was not to publish or to even be ... including her Grammy-nominated “The Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection.” She was a frequent guest on the PBS talk show "Soul." ...