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Nikki Giovanni speaks at Virginia Tech student memorial

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 Festival in Knoxville.

Virginia Tech community mourns Nikki Giovanni

Nikki Giovanni’s stirring “We Are Virginia Tech” poem received a standing ovation during a convocation following the 2007 shootings. “We are strong and brave and innocent and unafraid,” Giovanni declared.

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Virginia Tech remembers Nikki Giovanni

In Blacksburg, colleagues are remembering Nikki Giovanni's literary and academic achievements, but also the personal side of someone they say was a force of nature.

Renowned poet Nikki Giovanni dies

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Poet and activist Nikki Giovanni, the 'Princess of Black Poetry,' dies at 81

Nikki Giovanni, a prominent poet, civil rights activist and educator, has died at 81. 'We will forever be grateful for the unconditional time she gave to us.'

USA Today · 23h

Nikki Giovanni, prolific poet and civil rights activist, dies at 81

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

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Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81

Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who rose from borrowing money to release her first book to decades as a literary celebrity sharing her blunt and conversational takes

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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 ...

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Nikki Giovanni: A Life in Pictures

Nikki Giovanni, the Black Arts poet who died on Monday at the age of 81, catapulted to fame in her 20s and remained a ...

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 ...

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Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, dies at 81

Author of more than 25 books, Giovanni was a born confessor and performer whom fans came to know well from her work, her ...

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When Nikki Giovanni Was Young, Brilliant and Unafraid

The poet set the course for her revolutionary career early, and charted it faithfully for decades by staying true to her ...

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Remembering Nikki Giovanni, the iconic poet who taught me how to exist with freedom

They say never meet your heroes, but I met this architect of Black joy in 2017 and learned an important life lesson ...

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How the Beck Center is preserving Nikki Giovanni’s legacy for future generations

Keeping the renowned poet’s memory alive is personal for Beck Cultural Exchange Center President Reneé Kesler.

Despite international fame, Nikki Giovanni never forgot Cincinnati

Nikki Giovanni during a 2022 interview with Urban Consulate's Naimah Bilal at the Mercantile Library People across the ...

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