Actor
Born Jun 7, 1943 · Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Active 1971–2024 · Awards: Ohio Women's Hall of Fame, Virginia Women in History, Langston Hughes Medal, American Book Awards, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction, Black Literary Hall of Fame, Carl Sandburg Literary Award, Ladies' Home Journal Women of the Year
Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni Jr. was an American poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator. One of the world's best-known African-American poets, her work includes poetry anthologies, poetry recordings, and nonfiction essays,…