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Family Roots from Knoxville to Tennessee Giovanni was born Yolande Cornelia Giovanni Jr. on June 7, 1943, in Knoxville, Tennessee. She was nicknamed "Nikki" by her older sister.
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 ...
Friends, sorority sisters, high school classmates and admirers filled the pews of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Knoxville on Wednesday to celebrate the life and legacy of Nikki Giovanni. The renowned ...
Nikki Giovanni's Knoxville service full of poetry, song Giovanni, who died from complications of lung cancer, worked until the very end of her life.
Amid the same Knoxville congregation Nikki Giovanni worshipped with as a child, a crowd of civil rights leaders, classmates, sorority sisters and friends gathered for a memorial tribute to the ...
Knoxville-native Nikki Giovanni died on Dec. 9, but her legacy lives on. From new tributes, a documentary and the work she left behind, how to honor the world-renowned poet.
Nikki Giovanni navigated the world with unwavering conviction and wisdom, and a voice that was at once brilliant, humorous and full of love. She spoke candidly with James Baldwin about race and ...
Knoxville-native Nikki Giovanni died on Dec. 9, but her legacy lives on. From new tributes, a documentary and the work she left behind, how to honor the world-renowned poet.