The iconic figure who spent five decades shaping conversations around Black identity and social justice leaves behind a ...
It was a handwritten note from Nikki Giovanni. The celebrated poet and activist had already invited Jones to speak at Virginia Tech about her debut novel, “Leaving Atlanta.” Jones would later call it ...
Nikki Giovanni, the groundbreaking poet, author, and professor whose work embodied the spirit of the Black Arts Movement and ...
A key figure of the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and ’70s, the poet and activist is celebrated for her illuminating works ...
Renowned poet, author, and activist Nikki Giovanni dies at 81 after a recent diagnosis of lung cancer. Her legacy will live ...
Nikki Giovanni — a poet, author, activist and longtime Virginia Tech professor — was an icon in life whose work with echo for generations.
Nikki Giovanni was a one-of-a-kind writing talent who tackled everything from racism to love to life and death in her works.
"Jill and I send our love and condolences to her family—including her wife Virginia, her son Thomas, and her granddaughter ...
President Biden honors the late poet Nikki Giovanni, emphasizing her influence as a voice for equality and justice in an official White House statement.
A poet. An author. An educator. Those were just some of the words used to describe Nikki Giovanni, by her colleagues, friends ...
President Joe Biden eulogized Nikki Giovanni in an official White House statement on Wednesday, hailing the late poet as a ...