Black arts literary icon Nikki Giovanni dies at 81

[Guno צְבִי]

RIP Nikki


Acclaimed poet and literary force Nikki Giovanni, who was at the forefront of the Black Arts Movement, and known across the world for her defiant yet endearing prose about race, gender, sex and love, has died.

Giovanni, 81, died on Monday with her lifelong partner, Virginia "Ginney" Fowler, by her side, according to a statement from friend and author Renée Watson.

"We will forever be grateful for the unconditional time she gave to us, to all her literary children across the writerly world," fellow poet Kwame Alexander told US media.

Known for her work on civil rights and social issues, Giovanni was called "one of the most important artist-intellectuals of the twentieth century" by The New Yorker.

Black arts literary icon Nikki Giovanni dies at 81

The poet-author was a key voice in the Black Arts Movement, publishing dozens of works about race and gender.

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[EdwinA]

Garbage. Just another popular racist whiner chosen by some commies in academia and the media as a marketing campaign. Same thing they did with with the female Mexican commie dyke artist in the 1930's, Frida Kahlo. A bunch of rich kids paid exorbitant prices for 'art', basically showing how little taste they really had. They thought it made them 'Edgy n stuff'.

Known for her work on civil rights and social issues, Giovanni was called "one of the most important artist-intellectuals of the twentieth century" by The New Yorker.