Nikki Giovani, the legendary and award-winning poet, author and activist whose career spanned nearly 60 years, has died. She was 81. The cause of death was cancer, according to WDBJ, which first reported Giovanni’s passing on Monday night.
Ntozake Shange created art that beautifully centered the lives of Black women. Long live her legacy.
Ashley M. Jones is an award-winning poet and the first Black poet laureate of Alabama.