Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nikki Giovanni, a renowned poet and proud Knoxville native, has closed her final chapter. She died Dec. 9 at the age of 81.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nikki Giovanni — poet and civil rights activist — has died. She was 81. (Deborah Feingold) Poet and civil rights activist Nikki ...

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Boston University opened its collection of Nikki Giovanni’s personal papers to the public in February, revealing a tranche of never-before-seen poems, manuscripts, letters and other writings from the ...

World-renowned American poet, author, and educator Nikki Giovanni has died at the age of 81. According to AP, Giovanni died with her lifelong partner, Virginia (Ginney) Fowler, by her side, which was ...

When Nikki Giovanni uttered these words in January 2007 at the end of a two-hour interview, she shifted my life’s focus from covering the news to making art with it. Her matter-of-fact declaration ...

On her first birthday since her passing, Nikki Giovanni still lavishes us with gifts. It's not just her words but also her deeds that still endure. And those deeds hearten those who connected with her ...

Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni Jr., the internationally recognized poet and provocateur, died Monday in Blacksburg, Virginia. She was 81. Giovanni was a prolific writer, activist, educator, ...

Poet, activist, and educator Nikki Giovanni, 81, died on December 9. Her prolific work tackled complicated subjects, including racial justice, gender equality, and sexuality tenderly for decades. She ...

Co-directors Michèle Stephenson and Joe Brewster discuss their playful formal exploration through the poetry and life of Nikki Giovanni. After making “American Promise,” Michèle Stephenson and Joe ...

EXCLUSIVE: HBO Documentary Films is releasing a teaser-trailer for Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project, ahead of the prize-winning film’s theatrical release this fall. The documentary directed ...

World-renowned American poet, author, and educator Nikki Giovanni has died at the age of 81. According to AP, Giovanni died with her lifelong partner, Virginia (Ginney) Fowler, by her side, which was ...