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WIU Keynote Speaker Nikki Giovanni
On Thursday, March 1, 2018, Nikki Giovanni will deliver a keynote on the...
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Nikki Giovanni BiographyNikki Giovanni is one of the world's most well-known African-American poets, her work covers topics ranging from race and social issues to children's literature. She was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on June 7, 1943. Although she grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, she and her sister returned to Knoxville each summer to visit their grandparents. Nikki graduated with honors in history from her grandfather's alma mater, Fisk University. Since 1987, she has been on the faculty at Virginia Tech, where she is a University Distinguished Professor.
When Giovanni's poems first emerged from the Black Rights Movement in the 1960s, she immediately took her place among the most celebrated and controversial poets of the era. She remains today one of the commanding voices gracing Americas political and poetic landscape.
Throughout her career, Giovanni has written words that last. Her distinctive style presents the truth, committing passion to the fight for social justice. Her autobiography, "Gemini", was a finalist for the National Book Award; "Love Poems", "Blues: For All the Changes", and "Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea" were all honored with NAACP Image Awards. Her children's picture book, "Rosa", about civil rights legend Rosa Parks, became a Caldecott Honors Book and a New York Times bestseller. Her *"Racism 101" is part of college curricula, offering a bold and compelling portrait of Americans on all sides of the race issue.
Giovanni is the recipient of a NAACP Image Award, Langston Hughes Medal for poetry and the Rosa L. Parks Woman of Courage Award. She has been named woman of the year by Mademoiselle, The Ladies Home Journal, and Ebony. Oprah has called her one of the twenty-five living legends.
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Nikki Giovanni is one of the world's most well-known African-American poets, her work covers topics ranging from race and social issues to children's literature. She was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on June 7, 1943. Although she grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, she and her sister returned to Knoxville each summer to visit their grandparents. Nikki graduated with honors in history from her grandfather's alma mater, Fisk University. Since 1987, she has been on the faculty at Virginia Tech, where she is a University Distinguished Professor.
When Giovanni's poems first emerged from the Black Rights Movement in the 1960s, she immediately took her place among the most celebrated and controversial poets of the era. She remains today one of the commanding voices gracing Americas political and poetic landscape.
Throughout her career, Giovanni has written words that last. Her distinctive style presents the truth, committing passion to the fight for social justice. Her autobiography, "Gemini", was a finalist for the National Book Award; "Love Poems", "Blues: For All the Changes", and "Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea" were all honored with NAACP Image Awards. Her children's picture book, "Rosa", about civil rights legend Rosa Parks, became a Caldecott Honors Book and a New York Times bestseller. Her *"Racism 101" is part of college curricula, offering a bold and compelling portrait of Americans on all sides of the race issue.
Giovanni is the recipient of a NAACP Image Award, Langston Hughes Medal for poetry and the Rosa L. Parks Woman of Courage Award. She has been named woman of the year by Mademoiselle, The Ladies Home Journal, and Ebony. Oprah has called her one of the twenty-five living legends.
Contact a speaker booking agent to check availability on Nikki Giovanni and other top speakers and celebrities.
Nikki Giovanni is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Nikki Giovanni for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Nikki Giovanni generally travels from VA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Angela Davis, Ilyasah Shabazz, Donna Brazile, Maya L. Harris and Bakari Sellers. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Nikki Giovanni for an upcoming live or virtual event.
Nikki Giovanni on Poetry, Grief and Her New Book, "Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid"
Writer Nikki Giovanni will be the keynote speaker at the 2016 Martin Luther King Jr. Day program in Aurora. Giovanni, a poet, author and professor, will headline ...
Fighting for civil rights in the 1960s and70s, noted poet Nikki Giovanni was part of a generation that took on segregation.
Nikki Giovanni implored the chuckling educators seated in front of her to remember the potential in their own classrooms in a speech Thursday that she ...
The poet and seven-time NAACP Image award winner was the keynote speaker at the Central Library's annual Fall Fest.
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