Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni
Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr.is an American poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. One of the world's most well-known African-American poets, her work includes poetry anthologies, poetry recordings, and nonfiction essays, and covers topics ranging from race and social issues to children's literature. She has won numerous awards, including the Langston Hughes Medal, the NAACP Image Award, and has been nominated for a Grammy Award, for her Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection. Additionally, she has recently been named as one of...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth7 June 1943
CityKnoxville, TN
CountryUnited States of America
Nikki Giovanni quotes about
If now isn't a good time for the truth I don't see when we'll get to it.
Who I really am keeps surprising me.
But nonviolence was never for the oppressor; it was for the oppressed.
Sacred cows make very poor gladiators.
History is wonderful. We have so much we can learn if we would quit making ideology out of history, and just deal with what happened.