Award-winning US poet Nikki Giovanni, who was at the forefront of the Black Arts Movement, died aged 81 after a long battle with cancer, her friends and family said Tuesday. Widely regarded as one of ...

‘The Princess of Black Poetry” Nikki Giovanni has died. She was 81 years old. Giovanni’s wife said she died from complications from lung cancer, The New York Times reported. She had battled cancer two ...

Nikki Giovanni — poet and civil rights activist — has died. She was 81. (Deborah Feingold) Poet and civil rights activist Nikki Giovanni, a prominent figure during the Black Arts Movement in the 1960s ...

The acclaimed writer and literary celebrity wrote over 20 books, including ‘Black Feeling Black Talk’ Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for both print and ...

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 ...

Giovanni’s wife said she died from complications from lung cancer, The New York Times reported. She had battled cancer two previous times. Virginia Tech, where she was a retired professor, said she ...

Nikki Giovanni, the celebrated poet, author, educator, and activist whose profound writings championed racial and social justice, has died. She died aged 81 on December 9, 2024, in Blacksburg, ...

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, has died. She was 81.