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Nikki Giovanni, poet and proud Knoxvillian, dies
Nikki Giovanni's legacy: From Tupac Shakur tattoo to her secret for a long life, what you may not have known about Knoxville poet
You know Nikki Giovanni's poems and the power of her words. Here are some facts you might not know about the poet and author who died at age 81.
Nikki Giovanni, poet and proud Knoxvillian, dies at 81
Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni Jr., the beloved Knoxville native and internationally recognized poet and provocateur, died Monday in Blacksburg, Virginia. Giovanni, 81, held many titles. She was a writer, activist, educator, recipient of the Langston Hughes Medal and NAACP Image Award, Grammy Award nominee and much more.
'Nikki Giovanni is a legend in her own right' | The legacy the Knoxville-native leaves behind
On her visits back to her hometown, Giovanni would stop at the Beck Cultural Exchange Center to look through the archival room at her family's history. Last year, she sent almost 50 boxes of her treasured items to be featured in a permanent exhibit.
The New Yorker
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Nikki Giovanni’s Legacy of Black Love
Nikki Giovanni died this week, at the age of eighty-one, as that rarest of things: a best-selling poet. Her work burst onto ...
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Fisk University, community mourns poet and civil rights activist Nikki Giovanni
Giovanni was renowned for her literary career and will serve as an inspiration for generations of Fisk University students to ...
Afro
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Civil rights leaders, members of local arts community react to death of Nikki Giovanni, acclaimed poet and activist
Renowned poet, author, and activist Nikki Giovanni dies at 81 after a recent diagnosis of lung cancer. Her legacy will live ...
Opinion
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Opinion
Editorial: Virginia Tech’s iconic Nikki Giovanni gave voice to generations
Nikki Giovanni — a poet, author, activist and longtime Virginia Tech professor — was an icon in life whose work with echo for generations.
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Like a Bird in the Sky: Remembering Nikki Giovanni
This is a reprint of a 2022 column by John Job in which he interviewed Nikki Giovanni in a preview of that year's Big Ears ...
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