Virginia Festival of the Book honors the late Nikki Giovanni, a retired Virginia Tech English professor, with a tribute on ...

The Nikki Giovanni Project was made to honor Giovanni's life and was premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The documentary ...

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.

Her autobiographical “Nikki-Rosa” poem has been reprinted ... She is survived by her son, Thomas Watson Giovanni, wife, Virginia Fowler, granddaughter, Kai Giovanni, amongst other family ...

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.

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 Blacksburg, Va., on April 17, 2007.

Nikki Giovanni, speaks at a convocation to honor the victims of a shooting rampage at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., on April 17, 2007. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) (Steve Helber, AP2007 ...

There’s a new type of smart calendar that automatically organizes your life FILE - Virginia Tech English Professor and poet, Nikki Giovanni, speaks at a convocation to honor the victims of a ...