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

Rev. Renee Kesler, director of the Beck Cultural Exchange Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, delivers a eulogy for her friend, ...

Nikki Giovanni, a renowned Knoxville-born writer, educator and activist, has died at the age of 81, according to multiple ...

Rhea Carmon, the former poet laureate of Knoxville, was a University of Tennessee undergraduate when she first met Nikki Giovanni, the poet who inspired her to become one, herself. It happened ...

NEW YORK — Nikki Giovanni, the Knoxville native, poet, author, educator and public speaker who borrowed money to release her first book and spent decades as a literary celebrity by sharing her ...

It's easy to feel lost in a nation that has lost its bearings. But Nikki Giovanni's life and works will comfort us as we confront this latest unknown. “i hope ...

(Photo by Jason Mendez/Getty Images for FLC ) Knoxville, Tennessee native Nikki Giovanni, poet, civil rights legend, and educator who empowered generations with her fearless words and unwavering ...

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

Amid the same Knoxville congregation Nikki Giovanni worshipped with ... Rhea Carmon, former poet laureate of Knoxville, read Giovanni's poem "Knoxville, Tennessee" during the memorial service ...

Tennessee. In 2019, the City of Knoxville unveiled a historical marker in honor at the Cal Johnson Recreation Center on Hall of Fame Drive. “Nikki Giovanni is our native daughter, and we’re ...

She graduated from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. In 2019, the City of Knoxville unveiled a historical marker in honor at the Cal Johnson Recreation Center on Hall of Fame Drive. “Nikki ...