The Nikki Giovanni Project was made to honor Giovanni's life and was premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The documentary also features Giovanni's son and her partner, Virginia Fowler.

Virginia Tech professor and acclaimed poet Nikki Giovanni has died at the age of 81. She died peacefully with her lifelong partner, Virginia Fowler, by her side, according to her publicist.

But the death of Nikki Giovanni on Monday ... So I cold-emailed her partner, Virginia Fowler, to ask if Giovanni would contribute to ESPN’s platform The Undefeated. To my surprise, Fowler ...

Nikki Giovanni -the bold ... according to her wife, Virginia C. Fowler. Giovanni was a pioneer in the Black Arts Movement among the likes of John Oliver Killens, Amiri Baraka, Audre Lorde ...

Her final book, ‘The Last Book’, is ready for publication in fall 2025. Nikki Giovanni is survived by her partner Virginia Fowler, her son Thomas, granddaughter Kai, and extended family.

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Poet and civil rights activist Nikki Giovanni, a prominent figure during the Black Arts Movement in the 1960s and '70s who was dubbed "the Princess of Black Poetry," has died. She was 81.

Nikki Giovanni, the trailblazing poet ... Giovanni is survived by her wife, Virginia Fowler; her son and granddaughter, Thomas and Kai Giovanni; and her extended family, including cousins Allison ...

Word and more for less than $7 each FILE - Virginia Tech English Professor and poet, Nikki Giovanni, speaks at a convocation to honor the victims of a shooting rampage at Virginia Tech in ...