When was nikki giovanni born

After a particularly rough year, including the death of her grandfather and some rebellious behavior at college, Giovanni was dismissed from Fisk University.

She returned to Cincinnati, working at Walgreens and taking occasional classes at the University of Cincinnati. In , she reentered Fisk University and immediately became involved with the growing civil rights movement. She reestablished the Student Nonviolence Coordinating Committee at Fisk and edited a student literary journal.

Her political and artistic involvement in the Civil Rights Movement earned Giovanni her reputation as a fiery young woman and outspoken Black Rights poet.

She moved on to New York City and received a grant to attend Columbia University's School of Fine Arts, where she continued writing about volatile times. Just after attending the funeral of Dr. Contribute to our 20 Campaign. Education MegaMenu. Higher Education. Classroom Support. Nikki Giovanni. Giovanni also made several television appearances, including the African American arts and culture show, Soul!

During the s, she continued to publish and spent much of her time touring to attend speaking engagements. Giovanni also found time to teach at College Mount St. Joseph and Virginia Tech University where she still works as a professor. In recent years, Giovanni has produced several new works. For children, she wrote Jimmy Grasshopper Versus the Ants and Rosa , a picture book about legendary civil rights figure Rosa Parks. Her latest poetry collection is Acolytes Giovanni graduated with honors in history from her grandfather's alma mater, Fisk University.

She was highly regarded for her militancy during the s and admired as one of the New Black Poets of that era. During that time, Giovanni was also focusing on personal relationships, her poems, Black Feeling, Black Talk, and Black Judgment all of which brought her national attention.

She prides herself on being "a Black American, a daughter, a mother, a professor of English. During the s, her work took on a more global tone for humanity.