Legendary poet and civil rights activist Nikki Giovanni died Monday. She got her start as a child growing up in Cincinnati's ...

A key figure of the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and ’70s, the poet and activist is celebrated for her illuminating works ...

Nikki Giovanni died this week, at the age of eighty-one, as that rarest of things: a best-selling poet. Her work burst onto ...

Ms. Giovanni wrote poetry and prose that celebrated Black identity and attacked white supremacy, yet, at times her verse took ...

Born in Houma, the recipient grew up in Lafayette and has a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology. His award-winning book will be ...

Nikki Giovanni, revolutionary poet, Virginia Tech professor, and voice of Black resilience, died at 81 after battle with lung ...

The poet and activist was a leading figure of the Black Arts Movement. Giovanni was working on her upcoming book of poetry, set to publish in the fall.

Nikki Giovanni, the trailblazing poet, activist, author and professor whose words redefined Black literature and culture, ...

Acclaimed poet and activist Nikki Giovanni died on Dec. 9 in Blacksburg, Va., following her third cancer diagnosis, per a statement from her friend, author Renée Watson. Giovanni was 81.

Nikki Giovanni was a one-of-a-kind writing talent who tackled everything from racism to love to life and death in her works.

Nikki Giovanni, the acclaimed poet, author, professor and activist, died Monday following a third cancer diagnosis. She was ...