Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni Jr., the beloved Knoxville native and internationally recognized poet and provocateur, died Dec. 9 in Blacksburg, Virginia. Giovanni, 81, held many titles.

Nikki Giovanni, one of the key figures of the Black Arts Movement, has died at 81. Giovanni was a poet, essayist, children’s book author, activist and professor. Her death in Blacksburg ...

Nikki Giovanni, the trailblazing poet, activist, author and professor whose words redefined Black literature and culture, passed away on Monday, December 9. She was 81 years old. Giovanni died ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

Poet Nikki Giovanni has died at the age of 81 due to complications from lung cancer, reports the New York Times. Born Yolande Cornelia Giovanni Jr., Giovanni was a decorated author with 27 ...

Previous Coverage: Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity from Knoxville, dies at 81 The center’s president, Rev. Reneé Kesler spoke on Giovanni’s passing. “Nikki was a gift to the ...

Nikki Giovanni, a Knoxville-born poet who sharpened her voice as a revolutionary in the Black Arts Movement and later published bestselling collections reflecting on loss, love and motherhood ...

“Black Love is Black Wealth: A Celebration of the Life and Works of Nikki Giovanni” will commemorate the poet’s legacy and enduring influence on countless artists, writers ...

Nikki Giovanni — a renowned, award-winning poet and a leading voice in the 1960s Black Arts Movement — died in Blacksburg on Monday from lung cancer. She was 81.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Nikki Giovanni, a renowned Knoxville-born writer, educator and activist, has died at the age of 81, according to multiple reports. NPR called Giovanni an icon of the ...

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Renowned poet Nikki Giovanni passed away on Monday, December 9. Giovanni, the subject of the award-winning 2023 documentary "Going to Mars," died with her lifelong partner, Virginia (Ginney ...