Earlier this month, we lost a voice that rang for decades with the clarity of truth and the warmth of eternal joy. Nikki ...

Poet, activist and former Virginia Tech professor Nikki Giovanni showed us that poetry could be a path to liberation. Now, it ...

It's easy to feel lost in a nation that has lost its bearings. But Nikki Giovanni's life and works will comfort us as we confront this latest unknown. “i hope ...

F. Willis Johnson Earlier this month, we lost a voice that rang for decades with the clarity of truth and the warmth of eternal joy. Nikki Giovanni, the acclaimed poet, professor and icon of the Black ...

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Nikki Giovanni, renowned poet, activist and leading figure of the Black Arts Movement, has died. The author died on Dec. 9 in Blacksburg, Va., following her third ...

Nikki Giovanni, the legendary poet, activist, and Black Arts Movement icon, has died at 81. Her words on race, love, and freedom inspired generations, leaving an indelible mark on literature and ...

Nikki Giovanni passed away on Monday ... gaining acclaim in the late 1960s as part of the Black Arts Movement. Her poems share her perspective on the importance of family and her well-established ...

Nikki Giovanni’s contribution to uplifting the Black Arts Movement and bringing it where it is today cannot go unnoticed. The legendary poet’s works were more than enough to bring out the zeal ...

Sad news now - Nikki Giovanni, one of the most celebrated ... in other collections - was an integral part of the Black Arts movement and the civil rights era. Along with her writing, she was ...

Nikki Giovanni, the trailblazing poet ... By the late 1960s, Giovanni emerged as a leading voice of the Black Arts Movement. Her debut poetry collections, Black Feeling, Black Talk and Black ...