activist and educator Nikki Giovanni has died at 81, but the Beck Cultural Exchange Center is dedicated to keeping the Knoxville native’s memory alive for generations to come. “The legacy of ...

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 communities lives on.

"Because (thinking about your legacy) gets you caught up in your ... was a University of Tennessee undergraduate when she first met Nikki Giovanni, the poet who inspired her to become one, herself.

Nikki Giovanni at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg in 2023. The three-hour drive Kwame Alexander had taken countless times from Nikki Giovanni’s home in Christiansburg, Virginia, to Washington ...

Giovanni’s writings were able to educate and entertain many and will continue to influence future generations, whether they ...

Nikki Giovanni, a renowned poet and proud Knoxville ... Other popular works by Giovanni include "Ego Tripping" and "Legacies." Though Giovanni has passed, her works live on. Her books are ...

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 ...