A poet. An author. An educator. Those were just some of the words used to describe Nikki Giovanni, by her colleagues, friends ...

President Biden released a statement mourning Nikki Giovanni, calling her a “pioneering” poet who “used her pen to advance ...

I n the last years of her life, Nikki Giovanni felt her memory fading. At the beginning of the 2023 documentary Going to Mars ...

Nikki Giovanni — a poet, author, activist and longtime Virginia Tech professor — was an icon in life whose work with echo for generations.

Literary legend and retired Virginia Tech professor Nikki Giovanni completed her final chapter on Monday, 9, 2024.

"Jill and I send our love and condolences to her family—including her wife Virginia, her son Thomas, and her granddaughter ...

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 ...

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

Renowned poet, author, and activist Nikki Giovanni dies at 81 after a recent diagnosis of lung cancer. Her legacy will live ...

Nikki Giovanni, the groundbreaking poet, author, and professor whose work embodied the spirit of the Black Arts Movement and ...

Trailblazing poet, writer, activist, educator, and icon of the Black arts movement Nikki Giovanni passed away on Monday at the age of 81. Per NPR, Giovanni’s passing came after she was diagnosed with ...