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 ...

Nikki Giovanni, a celebrated author and poet, was laid to rest in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her legacy of empowering Black communities lives on.

Rev. Renee Kesler, director of the Beck Cultural Exchange Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, delivers a eulogy for her friend, ...

Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni Jr., the beloved Knoxville ... Kesler told Knox News last year. Her 1970 poem "Knoxville, Tennessee" pays homage to the region's foods, natural landscape ...

Rhea Carmon, the former poet laureate of Knoxville, was a University of Tennessee undergraduate when she first met Nikki Giovanni, the poet who inspired her to become one, herself. It happened ...

(Photo by Jason Mendez/Getty Images for FLC ) Knoxville, Tennessee native Nikki Giovanni, poet, civil rights legend, and educator who empowered generations with her fearless words and unwavering ...

Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni Jr., one of the most influential ... Giovanni was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, to her parents, Yolande Cornelia Sr. and Jones "Gus" Giovanni on June 7 ...

Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni Jr., the internationally ... Giovanni was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, to her parents, Yolande Cornelia Sr. and Jones "Gus" Giovanni on June 7, 1943.