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Joe Biden, Nikki Giovanni, theGrio.com
December 11, 2024
President Joe Biden eulogized Nikki Giovanni in an official White House statement on Wednesday, hailing the late poet as a…
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December 9, 2024
Nikki Giovanni, revolutionary poet, Virginia Tech professor, and voice of Black resilience, died at 81 after battle with lung cancer.
December 19, 2023
After winning over crowds at Sundance and the New York Film Festival, the HBO Original documentary, “Going to Mars: The…
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November 23, 2022
TheGrio reviews "Represent! A Night of Jazz, Hip-Hop, and Spoken Word" at Newark's NJPAC, featuring Nikki Giovanni and Black Thought.
November 7, 2022
On its debut, Giovanni advises the younger generation on the importance of self-love and treating yourself with the utmost respect.
2022 Pegasus Awards Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize theGrio.com
October 29, 2022
The Poetry Foundation honored 11 poets with the Ruth Lilly Prize this year, including Rita Dove, Angela Jackson and Haki…
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September 1, 2022
Legendary poet, author Nikki Giovanni is retiring as a English professor from Virginia Tech University after 35 years.
March 5, 2021
The Apollo Theater’s Fifth Bi-annual event will also feature Aunjanue Ellis, Bevy Smith, Harriette Cole, and Dionne Farris.
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December 29, 2020
The iconic poet Nikki Giovanni shares her thoughts on the election, BLM and discusses her new release ‘Male Me Rain’…
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March 13, 2019
Nikki Giovanni and Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole open the WOW Festival at the Apollo theater with a conversation on politics, culture…
October 22, 2017
Poet Nikki Giovanni has been telling it like it is for over three decades.  The award-winning writer, activist and educator
January 25, 2017
Nikki Giovanni isn't here for giving President Donald Trump a 'chance.' She just wants him gone.
October 3, 2016
In a time of social unrest, the words of change-makers comfort and inspire us. Writer Clint Smith offers a heart-wrenching glimpse of our world
November 20, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Nikki Giovanni was over Bill Cosby back in 2007. Maybe even before that. Thursday, video resurfaced of…
November 9, 2012
OPINION - Imagine having two homes and not being welcomed in either one. That is undoubtedly how black LGBT (lesbian,…