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 ...

Poet and civil rights activist Nikki Giovanni, a prominent figure during the Black Arts Movement in the 1960s and '70s who was dubbed "the Princess of Black Poetry," has died. She was 81.

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 ...