Virginia Tech exhibit opens on day of Celebration of Life for ‘truth teller’ Nikki Giovanni
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Near the end of one of Nikki Giovanni’s well-known poems “Ego Tripping,” she writes, “I cannot be comprehended without my permission.”
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Virginia Tech to host celebration of late Nikki Giovanni during Alumni Weekend
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Authors, actors, musicians, artists, friends and family will gather in June to honor and remember the life of a literary icon.
2025 Virginia Festival of the Book includes tribute to poet Nikki Giovanni
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The 2025 Virginia Festival of the Book honors the late Nikki Giovanni, a retired Virginia Tech English professor, with a tribute on Saturday.
MBU’s Amy Tillerson-Brown carries on teaching legacy from Nikki Giovanni
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Dr. Amy Tillerson-Brown, a professor of history at Mary Baldwin University, met Nikki Giovanni as a Virginia Tech undergrad in 1991.
Nikki Giovanni, former Freedom Fund speaker for Waynesboro NAACP, was ‘spiritually led’
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In 1994, Virginia Tech professor of English Nikki Giovanni spoke at the annual banquet of the Waynesboro branch of the NAACP.
President Biden sends condolences for ‘pioneering poet’ Nikki Giovanni
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A public viewing will be held Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. at McCoy Funeral Home in Blacksburg for literary legend and retired Virginia Tech English professor Nikki Giovanni.
Literary legend, retired Virginia Tech professor Nikki Giovanni dies at 81
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Literary legend and retired Virginia Tech professor Nikki Giovanni completed her final chapter on Monday, December 9, 2024.
Documentary on Nikki Giovanni coming to theaters in fall, hoping for Oscar nomination
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A documentary focused on renowned poet Nikki Giovanni has been acquired by HBO and may be in Oscar contention.
End of a poetic era: Nikki Giovanni retires as English professor at Virginia Tech
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It’s hard to imagine Virginia Tech without Nikki Giovanni, but the legendary poet has decided that it is time to close the classroom chapter. She is retiring after 35 years as a professor in the Department of English, effective today.
Nikki Giovanni Celebration of Poetry a highlight of Virginia Tech Humanities Week
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“If everybody became a poet the world would be much better,” Nikki Giovanni once wrote. “We would all read to each other.”
