Nikki Giovanni's high school classmates, sorority sisters and fellow civil rights activists gathered at her childhood church ...

A former student of Nikki Giovanni's recalls the fateful day when the poet and activist convinced him he was an artist. Then ...

Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni Jr., one of the most influential Black authors of the 20th century, will soon be buried in ...

Nikki Giovanni, an internationally recognized poet was laid to rest in Dec.19. Giovanni died Dec. 9 in Virginia at the age of ...

Renowned poet, activist, author and professor Nikki Giovanni has died. She was 81.

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

Poet Nikki Giovanni was drawn to athletic competition, which made her a fitting mentor to athletes at Virginia Tech.

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

My dad told me that he and my mom used to read Nikki Giovanni’s poems to each other when they were in college together in ...

Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni Jr., the beloved Knoxville native and internationally recognized poet and provocateur, died ...

When Giovanni died on Dec. 9 at 81, she had written over 25 books, which include poems exploring love, music and even the ...

Giovanni wrote more than 25 books, including pioneering works like her 1970 debut poetry collection "Black Feeling, Black ...