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Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni Jr. [1] [2] (June 7, 1943 – December 9, 2024) was an American poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator. One of the world's best-known African-American poets, [2] her work includes poetry anthologies, poetry recordings, and nonfiction essays, and covers topics ranging from race and social issues to children's literature.
A former student of Nikki Giovanni's recalls the fateful day when the poet and activist convinced him he was an artist. Then came the shocking mass shooting at Virginia Tech.
A third posted a video of Giovanni watching the Youtuber QuentinLantham lovingly brushing a silk-pressed wig, performing the satirical poem “My Hair is Laid Like Poetry” in the style of Maya ...
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. Giovanni ...
Giovanni was a National Book Award finalist in 1973 for a prose work about her life, "Gemini." She also received a Grammy nomination for the spoken word album "The Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection." In January 2009, at the request of NPR, she wrote a poem about the incoming president, Barack Obama: "I'll walk the streets. And knock on doors
OnMonday,literary giant Nikki Giovanni died at 81. Shortly after the news of her passing became public, there was a palpable feeling of grief among Black women who loved her and the body of work ...
This style influenced the proliferation of African American art during the twentieth century. The poet and playwright Amiri Baraka is widely recognized as the founder of BAM. [8] In 1965, he established the Black Arts Repertory Theatre School (BART/S) in Harlem. [9]
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project is a 2023 documentary film directed by Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson. It explores the life and career of American poet Nikki Giovanni . It had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, and was released in a limited release on November 3 by HBO Documentary Films prior to ...