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 ...

Matt Parlow, executive vice president and chief advancement officer at Chapman University, has been named president of the ...

During her time in Germany, she was attached to the Entertainment Showcase, where she performed for NATO military and ...

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

From politicians and political dissidents to civil rights activists to a Nobel prize-winning physicist, the world said ...

Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni Jr., the beloved Knoxville ... Kesler told Knox News last year. Her 1970 poem "Knoxville, Tennessee" pays homage to the region's foods, natural landscape ...

I took classes in astronomy and photography,” said the 2004 Powell High School graduate. “I loved the sky and learning about ...

"We are thankful that Nikki kept the vision alive ... The service included heartfelt readings of Giovanni's poem "Knoxville, Tennessee," a love letter to the city, and reflected her fondest ...

Zion Baptist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Wednesday to celebrate the life and legacy of Nikki Giovanni, the renowned poet, author, and activist who died on Dec. 9, at the age of 81. The memorial ...

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 ...