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

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

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee passed away on July 19, 2024, at the age of 74 after a courageous battle with cancer. Known ...

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

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 ...

Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni Jr., the beloved Knoxville ... because you’re going to share what you have seen.” Giovanni’s legacy has inspired Knoxvillians of all ages.

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

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

Nikki Giovanni, beloved poet and activist, passed away. Her works for children, including Rosa, shaped children's literature ...

Giovanni rose to prominence during the Black Arts Movement, highlighting Black resilience and tragedies like Emmett Till’s lynching, MLK's assassination, and the 1963 Birmingham church bombing.

A public graveside service for Nikki Giovanni, who was raised in Lincoln Heights, will be held Thursday, December 19 at 2 p.m. at Spring Grove Cemetery.

To support. To love. To care. That's what "Mama" Nikki Giovanni meant to Chicago Poet Laureate Avery R. Young. Colleagues through the arts community, Young revered Giovanni's work and shared a few ...