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In this emotional interview one month before her death, Giovanni speaks about joy, Black liberation, art, and facing mortality.

Late Poet, activist, and icon Nikki Giovanni speaks on the power of Black history, the fight against book bans, and how joy remains central to Black resilience in this installment of Black Joy Blazers. From reflecting on the Civil Rights Movement to praising Black Lives Matter, Giovanni shares wisdom on aging, legacy, and the importance […]

Affirmations and empowering quotations from one of the world’s greatest poets.

Video

Watch Nikki Giovanni speak with iOne Digital about finding joy, growing old and writing banned books in one of her final interviews before her death.

Public Figures

Nikki Giovanni showered me with love and the specific sort of love that only happens when one sees the world through Toni Morrison’s Black Lens.

Here are some Nikki Giovanni poems that will lift your spirits while going through something.

Obituaries

Nikki Giovanni, the legendary poet, author and activist whose career spanned nearly 60 years, has died. She was 81.

Legendary poet, author and activist Nikki Giovanni recently shared her thoughts on Kyle Rittenhouse saying, "I don’t think there’s any hope for redemption for him."

My mother is the greatest woman that I know or know of, yet I wouldn’t describe her as “strong”. I would describe her as clever, shrewd, and frequently outraged, intellectually curious and open to any and all possibilities. She is kind and she is beautiful, quick with her wit, slick with her tongue, among the […]