In 1971, writers James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni sat down for a riveting two-hour conversation about Black love and ...

Paul Laurence Dunbar was only 33 years old when he died in 1906. In his short yet prolific life, Dunbar used folk dialect to ...

Nikki Giovanni showed us that poetry could be a path to liberation. Now, it’s our turn to walk that path, to create our own verses in the ongoing story of freedom and human dignity.

Nikki Giovanni, a celebrated author and poet, was laid to rest in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her legacy of empowering Black communities lives on.

Poet, activist and former Virginia Tech professor Nikki Giovanni showed us that poetry could be a path to liberation. Now, it’s our turn to walk that path, preacher and author F. Willis Johns… ...

Nikki Giovanni's high school classmates, sorority sisters and fellow civil rights activists gathered at her childhood church to pay tribute.

Celebrated poet, author and professor Nikki Giovanni died on Dec. 9, 2024. We listen back to an interview we recorded with her in 2014 after the release of "Chasing Utopia." ...

Knoxville-native Nikki Giovanni died on Dec. 9, but her legacy lives on. From new tributes, a documentary and the work she left behind, how to honor the world-renowned poet.

Nikki Giovanni navigated the world with unwavering conviction and wisdom, and a voice that was at once brilliant, humorous and full of love. She spoke candidly with James Baldwin about race and ...