Nikki Giovanni's high school classmates, sorority sisters and fellow civil rights activists gathered at her childhood church ...

A former student of Nikki Giovanni's recalls the fateful day when the poet and activist convinced him he was an artist. Then ...

Friends, sorority sisters, high school classmates and admirers filled the pews of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Knoxville on ...

Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni Jr., one of the most influential Black authors of the 20th century, will soon be buried in ...

Nikki Giovanni, an internationally recognized poet was laid to rest in Dec.19. Giovanni died Dec. 9 in Virginia at the age of ...

Renowned poet, activist, author and professor Nikki Giovanni has died. She was 81.

Nikki Giovanni did not dream of being a writer, but her writing left an indelible mark on America and the world.

Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni Jr., the beloved Knoxville native and internationally recognized poet and provocateur, died ...

But one Chicagoan was lucky enough to honor Giovanni while she was still alive.

When Giovanni died on Dec. 9 at 81, she had written over 25 books, which include poems exploring love, music and even the ...

Poet Nikki Giovanni was drawn to athletic competition, which made her a fitting mentor to athletes at Virginia Tech.

Giovanni wrote more than 25 books, including pioneering works like her 1970 debut poetry collection "Black Feeling, Black ...