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

Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni Jr., the beloved Knoxville native and internationally recognized poet and provocateur, died Dec. 9 in Blacksburg, Virginia. Giovanni, 81, held many titles.

Nikki Giovanni, a poet of rage and revolution as well as love and longing, who emerged as a fiery voice of Black liberation in the 1960s before honing a more tender, meditative style in best ...

Nikki Giovanni speaks during the 61st New York Film Festival - Deep Focus at Elinor Bunin Munroe film center on October 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Mendez/Getty Images for FLC ...

The poet, author, educator and public speaker Nikki Giovanni has died at 81. NEW YORK — Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who went from borrowing money to release her ...

Photo by Andrew Adkins for Virginia Tech. Literary legend and retired Virginia Tech professor Nikki Giovanni completed her final chapter on Monday, December 9, 2024. Named by Oprah Winfrey as one ...

NEW YORK — Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who went from borrowing money to release her first book to spending decades as a literary celebrity who shared blunt and ...

Nikki Giovanni, one of the key figures of the Black Arts Movement, has died at 81. Giovanni was a poet, essayist, children’s book author, activist and professor. Her death in Blacksburg ...

Renowned poet, activist, author and professor Nikki Giovanni has died. She was 81.“The acclaimed poet, Black Arts Movement icon whose poems of wit, wonder, and wisdom were celebrated in children ...