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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

Zion Baptist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Wednesday to celebrate the life and legacy of Nikki Giovanni, the renowned poet, author, and activist who died on Dec. 9, at the age of 81. The memorial ...

When Nikki Giovanni uttered these words in January 2007 at the end of a two-hour interview, she shifted my life’s focus from covering the news to making art with it. Her matter-of-fact ...

Nikki Giovanni was a writer, poet, activist and educator who was one of the world’s best known African American poets. Her work expressed outspoken views on race, gender, violence and inequality.