BLACKSBURG, Va. – During one of Virginia Tech’s darkest hours, one of its brightest lights illuminated the way forward. Nikki Giovanni’s stirring “We Are Virginia Tech” poem received a ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Tributes are pouring in from across the country following the death of Nikki Giovanni, the distinguished poet and longtime professor at Virginia Tech. She died Monday at ...

Nikki Giovanni, renowned globally as a literary legend and for her indelible imprint on Virginia Tech, died Monday at the age of 81, it was announced Tuesday. During her 35 years as a professor in ...

It would be trite to call Nikki Giovanni a force of nature ... Virginia Fowler, who recruited Giovanni to Virginia Tech, helped lead the school’s English department and edited Giovanni ...

Photo by Andrew Adkins for Virginia Tech. Literary legend and retired Virginia Tech professor Nikki Giovanni completed her final chapter on Monday, December 9, 2024. Named by Oprah Winfrey as one ...

Nikki Giovanni, the acclaimed poet, Virginia Tech Professor and Black Arts movement Icon, passed away at the age of 81 on Monday. She passed away peacefully with her lifelong partner, Virginia ...

Nikki Giovanni, a renowned literary legend and retired Virginia Tech professor, died Monday. Condolences poured in from across the country late Monday and into Tuesday. The poet, professor and ...