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The Atlantic · 1h

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,

The New Yorker · 40m

Nikki Giovanni’s Legacy of Black Love

Nikki Giovanni died this week, at the age of eighty-one, as that rarest of things: a best-selling poet. Her work burst onto the scene in the nineteen-sixties already fully formed—it was concerned, as much of the Black Arts poetry of the day was,

The New York Times · 22h

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

Well-known Virginia Tech professor Nikki Giovanni remembered

'There will never be another like her,' Virginia Tech remembers Nikki Giovanni

A poet. An author. An educator. Those were just some of the words used to describe Nikki Giovanni, by her colleagues, friends, and those who loved her on social media. Giovanni was in her third battle with cancer,

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

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 Kai—and all those who loved and admired that something special, her courage."

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Nikki Giovanni, prolific poet and civil rights activist, dies at 81

Nikki Giovanni did not dream of being a writer, but her writing left an indelible mark on America and the world.

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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 ...

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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.

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