Nikki Giovanni’s Legacy of Black Love
Nikki Giovanni died this week, at the age of eighty-one, as that rarest of things: a best-selling poet. Her work burst onto the scene in the nineteen-sixties already fully formed—it was concerned, as much of the Black Arts poetry of the day was,
Nikki Giovanni’s Wondrous Celebrations of Black Life
In the last years of her life, Nikki Giovanni felt her memory fading. At the beginning of the 2023 documentary Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project, she offered an inventive take on how the loss affected her: “I remember what’s important,
Oprah Winfrey remembers Nikki Giovanni: ‘She helped me to love poetry and myself’
Oprah Winfrey, who honored Nikki Giovanni at her famous Legends Ball, shared with Knox News her favorite poem.
Knoxville native, world-renowned poet Nikki Giovanni has died at 81
A plaque honoring Giovanni is located at the Cal Johnson Recreation Center, just across from where her grandparents lived.
Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81
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 conversational takes on everything from racism and love to space travel and mortality, has died. She was 81.
Nikki Giovanni, prolific poet and civil rights activist, dies at 81
Nikki Giovanni did not dream of being a writer, but her writing left an indelible mark on America and the world.
Nikki Giovanni, Renowned Poet and Activist, Dies at 81
Giovanni wrote more than 25 books, including pioneering works like her 1970 debut poetry collection "Black Feeling, Black Talk."
Remembering Tennessee native Nikki Giovanni, an icon of the Black arts movement
Family, friends, colleagues and millions of fans are mourning the loss of Nikki Giovanni. The acclaimed poet, Civil Rights activist and educator died after battling cancer for the third time.
Nikki Giovanni remembered as a trailblazer for civil rights, Black Arts Movement. 'A mighty tree has fallen'
Following the death of Nikki Giovanni, celebrities and leaders honored the late poet on social media. See the heartfelt reactions.
Nikki Giovanni, renowned poet of Black Arts Movement, dies at 81
Nikki Giovanni — a renowned, award-winning poet and a leading voice in the 1960s Black Arts Movement — died in Blacksburg on Monday from lung cancer. She was 81. The works of the retired Virginia Tech professor of 35 years focused on race,
Remembering poet and Black arts movement icon Nikki Giovanni
American Poet Nikki Giovanni has died at the age of 81. Giovanni published her first poetry collection, "Black Feeling Black Talk," in 1968.
Nikki Giovanni's incredible life: 19 events that took the poet from Knoxville to global stage
Giovanni read her poems about love, nostalgia and race to audiences around the world, but she never stopped loving.
'Nikki Giovanni is a legend in her own right' | The legacy the Knoxville-native leaves behind
On her visits back to her hometown, Giovanni would stop at the Beck Cultural Exchange Center to look through the archival ...
Biden offers statement on Virginia Tech's Nikki Giovanni
"Jill and I send our love and condolences to her family—including her wife Virginia, her son Thomas, and her granddaughter ...
Biden mourns ‘pioneering’ poet Nikki Giovanni
President Biden released a statement mourning Nikki Giovanni, calling her a “pioneering” poet who “used her pen to advance ...