Nikki Giovanni, poet and proud Knoxvillian, dies at 81
Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni Jr., the beloved Knoxville native and internationally recognized poet and provocateur, died Monday in Blacksburg, Virginia. Giovanni, 81, held many titles. She was a writer, activist, educator, recipient of the Langston Hughes Medal and NAACP Image Award, Grammy Award nominee and much more.
In the last years of her life, Nikki Giovanni felt her memory fading. At the beginning of the 2023 documentary Going to Mars: ...
Oprah Winfrey, who honored Nikki Giovanni at her famous Legends Ball, shared with Knox News her favorite poem.
Giovanni was renowned for her literary career and will serve as an inspiration for generations of Fisk University students to ...
"Jill and I send our love and condolences to her family—including her wife Virginia, her son Thomas, and her granddaughter ...
Following the death of Nikki Giovanni, celebrities and leaders honored the late poet on social media. See the heartfelt reactions.
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