Nikki Giovanni taught me how to make words paint ... a creative writing professor and a co-founder of the Hurston/Wright Foundation, an organization that honors Black writers.

Community members gathered in the RISD Auditorium for a night of music, poetry and conversation at the 13th annual MLK Series ...

On Dec.19, friends, family, fans and community members gathered at Spring Grove Cemetery to say their final goodbyes to Nikki Giovanni. The public graveside ceremony took place in her hometown of ...

Nikki Giovanni, the esteemed poet ... and commitment to exploring the complexities of Black life. She also co-founded NikTom Ltd, a publishing company dedicated to promoting African American ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

For Knoxville, Cincinnati and far beyond, her loss is profound. Nikki Giovanni passed away on Monday, Dec. 9 following complications in her battle with cancer. She was 81 years old. Giovanni is a ...

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 ...

Brown, a professor of history at Mary Baldwin University, met Nikki Giovanni as a Virginia Tech undergrad in 1991.

Nikki Giovanni, the acclaimed poet, professor and icon of the Black Arts movement, passed away at the age of 81. The news struck me with the force of personal loss not just because we lost a ...

Nikki Giovanni has died at the age of 81. Giovanni was a poet, author, educator and public speaker who became a literary celebrity. She was the author of more than 25 books and served as a faculty ...