Nikki Giovanni’s Wondrous Celebrations of Black Life
In the last years of her life, Nikki Giovanni felt her memory fading. At the beginning of the 2023 documentary Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project, she offered an inventive take on how the loss affected her: “I remember what’s important,
Biden mourns ‘pioneering’ poet Nikki Giovanni
President Biden released a statement mourning Nikki Giovanni, calling her a “pioneering” poet who “used her pen to advance racial and gender equality and confront violence, hate and
Nikki Giovanni, acclaimed poet and queer Black icon, has died at 81
Nikki Giovanni, the renowned poet and Black queer icon, has died at age 81. Giovanni died Monday in a hospital in Blacksburg, Va., her wife, Virginia C. Fowler, told The New York Times. The cause was complications of lung cancer.
Nikki Giovanni: A Life in Pictures
Nikki Giovanni, the Black Arts poet who died on Monday at the age of 81, catapulted to fame in her 20s and remained a celebrity for the rest of her life thanks to her charisma, he
Poet and activist Nikki Giovanni, the 'Princess of Black Poetry,' dies at 81
Nikki Giovanni, a prominent poet, civil rights activist and educator, has died at 81. 'We will forever be grateful for the unconditional time she gave to us.'
Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81
Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who rose from borrowing money to release her first book to decades as a literary celebrity sharing her blunt and conversational takes
Legendary Poet and Activist Nikki Giovanni Dead At 81
A leader in the Black Arts movement, and a powerful advocate for Black women writers has passed away after a battle with lung cancer.
Nikki Giovanni, who explored Black life in verse, dies at 81
A fiery voice of Black liberation in the 1960s, she later honed a more tender, meditative style in best-selling books for children and adults.
Black Twitter Reflects on the Passing of Nikki Giovanni
The passing of the beloved Nikki Giovanni has stunned the Black community everywhere, and in response, people are sharing the best moments from the writer’s long and successful career.
Black arts literary icon Nikki Giovanni dies at 81
Acclaimed poet and literary force Nikki Giovanni, who was at the forefront of the Black Arts Movement, and known across the world for her defiant yet endearing prose about race, gender, sex and love has died.
Nikki Giovanni, poet who wrote of Black joy, dies at 81
The charismatic and iconoclastic poet, activist, children’s book author and professor wrote, irresistibly, about race, politics, gender, sex and love.
What We Owe Nikki Giovanni
OnMonday,literary giant Nikki Giovanni died at 81. Shortly after the news of her passing became public, there was a palpable ...
An appreciation: When Nikki Giovanni was young, brilliant and unafraid
The poet, who died Monday, set the course for her revolutionary career early, and charted it faithfully for decades by ...
Nikki Giovanni's legacy: From Tupac Shakur tattoo to her secret for a long life, what you may not have known about Knoxville poet
You know Nikki Giovanni's poems and the power of her words. Here are some facts you might not know about the poet and author ...
Biden offers statement on Virginia Tech's Nikki Giovanni
"Jill and I send our love and condolences to her family—including her wife Virginia, her son Thomas, and her granddaughter ...
When Nikki Giovanni Was Young, Brilliant and Unafraid
The poet set the course for her revolutionary career early, and charted it faithfully for decades by staying true to her ...
Like a Bird in the Sky: Remembering Nikki Giovanni
This is a reprint of a 2022 column by John Job in which he interviewed Nikki Giovanni in a preview of that year's Big Ears ...
How the Beck Center is preserving Nikki Giovanni’s legacy for future generations
Keeping the renowned poet’s memory alive is personal for Beck Cultural Exchange Center President Reneé Kesler.