It was titled “I Come From Athletes — Kneeling is a Sign of Love.” Giovanni, the National Book Award finalist and Grammy-nominated poet, died Monday at 81. She was in Blacksburg, Virginia ...

Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni Jr., one of the most influential Black authors of the 20th century, will soon be buried in Cincinnati. A public graveside burial service for Giovanni ...

The poet, author, educator and public speaker Nikki Giovanni has died at 81. NEW YORK — Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who went from borrowing money to release her ...

FILE - Virginia Tech English Professor, Nikki Giovanni speaks closing remarks at a convocation to honor the victims of a shooting rampage at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., on April 17 ...

Nikki Giovanni, the renowned poet and Black queer icon, has died at age 81. Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter. Giovanni died Monday ...

But the death of Nikki Giovanni on Monday, at 81, felt different. That night, after putting my son to bed, I searched for her name in my Gmail account, looking for correspondence involving an ...

President Biden released a statement mourning Nikki Giovanni, calling her a “pioneering” poet who “used her pen to advance racial and gender equality and confront violence, hate and ...

ON this final Sunday of the year, I turn the spotlight on an extraordinary Filipino who embodies resilience and inspiration: Christian "Ian" Apolinario. At 40 years old, Ian has become a widely known ...

Before she died Monday evening, at the age of 81, Tennessee native and literary icon Nikki Giovanni longed for Mars. Giovanni, an award-winning poet and integral figure of the Black Arts Movement ...

Giovanni Pernice is a Strictly Come Dancing professional and has been part of the show since 2015, in which he was partnered with former Coronation Street actress and model, Georgia May Foote.

When Nikki Giovanni uttered these words in January 2007 at the end of a two-hour interview, she shifted my life’s focus from covering the news to making art with it. Her matter-of-fact ...

Rio de Janeiro Bureau Chief Terrence McCoy traveled twice to Indigenous lands in the northern Brazilian Amazon and interviewed 53 people for this stor...more Rio de Janeiro Bureau Chief Terrence ...