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Giovanni's work touched on civil rights, the Black Power Movement, hip hop and more. She wrote more than two dozen bestselling poetry collections and children's books during her lifetime ...
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.
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. She was 81.
American poet Yolanda Cornelia ‘Nikki’ Giovanni, circa 1968. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Getty Images) In 1987, Giovanni joined the faculty at Virginia Tech as a professor of English, teaching ...
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 ...
The beginnings of the Black Arts Movement may be traced to 1965, when Amiri Baraka, at that time still known as Leroi Jones, moved uptown to establish the Black Arts Repertory Theatre/School (BARTS) following the assassination of Malcolm X. [18] Rooted in the Nation of Islam, the Black Power movement and the Civil Rights Movement, the Black ...
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 ...
The 46th president praised the late Giovanni as a “pioneering poet of the Black Arts Movement and the Civil Rights era.” President Joe Biden eulogized Nikki Giovanni in an official White House ...