'Princess of Black poetry' Nikki Giovanni's Cincinnati childhood influenced her work
Legendary poet and civil rights activist Nikki Giovanni died Monday. She got her start as a child growing up in Cincinnati's ...
Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81
NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...
An iconic painting celebrating Black culture is making its NC museum debut in Charlotte
The masterpiece from a North Carolina native graced a Marvin Gaye album cover and the closing credits for TV’s “Good Times.” ...