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 ...

Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who went from borrowing money to release her first book to spending decades as a literary celebrity who shared blunt and ...

NEW YORK — Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who went from borrowing money to release her first book to spending decades as a literary celebrity who shared blunt and ...

Ms. Giovanni earned tenure a few years later, and along the way Ms. Fowler became a scholar of her work, editing her collections and writing her biography, “Nikki Giovanni” (2013).

Nikki Giovanni, poet, recording artist lecturer and Professor of English at Virginia Tech presented a program called 'Spinning Songs from a Black Loom'at the First Baptist Church as a part of ...

Renowned poet, activist, author and professor Nikki Giovanni has died. Giovanni, a Cincinnati native, was known for her work on civil rights and social issues, particularly on gender and race.

Robert Shetterly, “Nikki Giovanni” (2014), acrylic on wood panel, 36 x 30 inches (~91.4 x 76.2 cm) (image by and courtesy the artist) It was also during this period that Giovanni had a ...

Iconic poet and activist Nikki Giovanni died Monday at the age of 81. We moved our family to Costa Rica. We really tried to make it work but returned to Oregon after 3 months. Firefighter, Who ...

Nikki Giovanni gives closing remarks at a convocation to honor the victims of a shooting rampage at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Va., in 2007. Giovanni wrote more than 25 books.

Nikki Giovanni, renowned globally as a literary legend and for her indelible imprint on Virginia Tech, died Monday at the age of 81, it was announced Tuesday. During her 35 years as a professor in ...