Nikki Giovanni, second daughter of Yolande Watson and Jones "Gus" Giovanni was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on June 7, 1943. Named for her mother and dubbed ...

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 conversational ...

An homage to Romani culture in Manhattan, AI movies in theaters, Syrian activists speak out, remembering Nikki Giovanni, ...

The beloved poet, who died this week at 81, had a rare willingness to be wrong and learn from others.

Her works not only earned critical acclaim but an enduring position as one of the foremost luminaries of Black liberation.

I never had a Black teacher in school. My Dad was my first Black teacher. Nikki Giovanni was my second. Her poetry opened ...

Kwame Alexander, Marita Golden and other authors mourn the death of revered poet and civil rights champion Nikki Giovanni.