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Knoxville memorial honors legendary Nikki Giovanni at her childhood church
Zion, opened the service with reflections on Giovanni's legacy. "We are thankful that Nikki kept the vision alive ... heartfelt readings of Giovanni's poem "Knoxville, Tennessee," a love letter ...
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Poet, civil rights activist Nikki Giovanni laid to rest at Spring Grove Cemetery
Renowned poet, activist, author and professor Nikki Giovanni was laid ... young age.In her decades-long career, Giovanni published dozens of volumes of poetry, essays and anthologies, as well ...
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Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81
Poetry collections such ... She was born Yolande Cornelia Giovanni Jr. in Knoxville, Tennessee, and was soon called “Nikki” by her older sister. She was 4 when her family moved to Ohio and ...
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Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81
FILE - Virginia Tech English Professor, Nikki Giovanni speaks closing remarks at a convocation to honor the victims of a shooting rampage at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., on April 17 ... among ...
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Legendary Poet and Activist Nikki Giovanni Dead At 81
She won seven NAACP Image Awards, the Langston Hughes Medal, and—if that wasn’t enough—in 2004 she was nominated for a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for “The Nikki Giovanni Poetry ...