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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, 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 ...

Poet and civil rights activist Nikki Giovanni, a prominent figure during the Black Arts Movement in the 1960s and '70s who was dubbed "the Princess of Black Poetry," has died. She was 81.

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia Tech professor and acclaimed poet Nikki Giovanni has died at the age of 81. She died ...

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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 ...

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’s legacy is one of love, truth, and unapologetic Black joy. The post Nikki Giovanni, Beloved Poet and Activist, Dies at 81 ...

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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 ...

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 ...