Columnist Justice B. Hill tells us about Quartez Harris, a rising literary talent and admirer of James Baldwin, who is ...

But one Chicagoan was lucky enough to honor Giovanni while she was still alive.

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Key takeaways Who was James Baldwin? James Baldwin, one of America’s most influential writers, continues to inspire decades ...

All this attention was a lot for this gay Black man from Harlem who had fled the church and the United States for a truer ...

Songwriter and bassist Meshell Ndegeocellos will feature music from her latest album in two sold-out shows at the Walker Art ...

The poet, who died Monday, set the course for her revolutionary career early, and charted it faithfully for decades by ...

The poet set the course for her revolutionary career early, and charted it faithfully for decades by staying true to her ...

This is a reprint of a 2022 column by John Job in which he interviewed Nikki Giovanni in a preview of that year's Big Ears ...

Knoxville, Tennessee-born and Fisk University educated poet Nikki Giovanni died on Dec. 9 at the age of 81. She left an indelible legacy.