9 Nikki Giovanni Quotes To Light Your Way

On Dec. 9, 2024, renowned poet, author, and professor Nikki Giovanni passed away after a lengthy battle with lung cancer. She was 81 years old.

Born Yolande Cornelia Giovanni Jr. in Knoxville, Tenn., in 1943 and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Giovanni studied poetry at Fisk University and Columbia University. She rose to prominence as a leader in the Black Arts movement alongside other prominent literary figures like Maya Angelou, James Baldwin and Audre Lorde.

Throughout her life, Giovanni published more than 40 volumes of prose and poetry, including works for children covering a wide array of subjects including race, hip-hop, love and politics.... Read more


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