Nikki Giovanni (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni (jee-oh-VAH-nee) has been nicknamed the “princess of Black Poetry” because of her literary achievement as well as her Civil Rights activism and the artistic renaissance that grew out of the youthful, militant dimension of 1960’s protest. Her early career illustrates the close connection between Black Power politics and a radical black presence in the arts.
Giovanni is the daughter of Jones (Gus) and Yolande Cornelia Watson Giovanni, two social workers who met while attending Knoxville College. Her grandparents, John Brown (Book) and...
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