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 ...

Poet and activist Nikki Giovanni dies at age 81 00:35. Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who went from borrowing money to release her first book to spending decades as ...

Renowned poet, activist, author and professor Nikki Giovanni has died. She was 81. “The acclaimed poet, Black Arts Movement icon whose poems of wit, wonder, and wisdom were celebrated in ...

Nikki Giovanni did not dream of being a writer, but her writing left an indelible mark on America and the world. ... Nikki Giovanni, prolific poet and civil rights activist, dies at 81. Allie Clouse.

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 ...

Nikki Giovanni dies: What’s the cause of death? The cause of death was complications from lung cancer, as confirmed by her wife, Virginia C. Fowler.. Giovanni, who had been battling cancer ...

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, the celebrated poet, author, educator, and activist whose profound writings championed racial and social justice, has died.. She died aged 81 on December 9, 2024, in Blacksburg ...