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- Poet Nikki Giovanni passed away at the age of 81.
- Giovanni is an award-winning U.S. poet. Giovanni is regarded as one of the most prolific African-American poets.
- Giovanni received a Grammy nomination for her work on civil rights, gender and race issues.
- Giovanni was at the forefront of the Black Arts Movement.
- Giovanni’s most famous poems include ‘Knoxville, Tennessee’ and ‘Nikki-Rosa’.
- The Black Arts Movement flourished between 1965 and 1974.
- Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, and Audre Lorde were among the authors who promoted Black literature and culture during the Black Arts Movement.
- She was honoured with the NAACP Image Award, the Rosa Parks Award and the Langston Hughes Award for Distinguished Contributions to Arts and Letters.
- ‘The Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection’ was nominated for a Grammy in 2004 for Best Spoken Word Album.
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