I wrote a good omelet…and ate a hot poem…after loving you.” The author of those delightful words, poet and professor Nikki ...

The iconic figure who spent five decades shaping conversations around Black identity and social justice leaves behind a ...

Iconic American poet, writer, and civil rights icon, Nikki Giovanni has passed away at the age of 81 after a long battle with ...

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 ...

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

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.

Cartoon by David Horsey for Dec. 12, 2024.

Nikki Giovanni was a one-of-a-kind writing talent who tackled everything from racism to love to life and death in her works.

Nikki Giovanni, a pioneering Black lesbian poet, essayist, and philosopher, died Dec. 9 at 81 after a lung cancer recurrence.