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Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni Jr. [1] [2] (June 7, 1943 – December 9, 2024) was an American poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator. One of the world's best-known African-American poets, [2] her work includes poetry anthologies, poetry recordings, and nonfiction essays, and covers topics ranging from race and social issues to children's literature.
Giovanni had a son, Thomas Watson Giovanni, in 1969. She never married the father, because, she told Ebony magazine, “I didn’t want to get married, and I could afford not to get married.” Over the latter part of her life she lived with her partner, Fowler, a fellow faculty member at Virginia Tech.
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 ...
His father was a scholar and book publisher and his mother was an educator, so he was always surrounded by books. Alexander attended Virginia Tech , where he began premedical studies before taking a writing class with award-winning poet [ 2 ] Nikki Giovanni . [ 3 ]
On Monday, Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni Jr., renowned American poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator died at the age of 81. ... She is survived by her son, Thomas Watson ...
Nikki Giovanni, the renowned poet who passed away on December 9, 2024, seems to me the best answer to these questions. ... a son, and lived as a single mother–something other artists criticized ...
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project is a 2023 documentary film directed by Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson. It explores the life and career of American poet Nikki Giovanni . It had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, and was released in a limited release on November 3 by HBO Documentary Films prior to ...
Renowned poet, activist, author and professor Nikki Giovanni has died. She was 81. “The acclaimed poet, ... Virginia Fowler, and her son and granddaughter, Thomas and Kai Giovanni in addition to ...