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Nikki Giovanni(1943-2024)

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Nikki Giovanni in Tell About the South: Voices in Black and White (1998)
A look at the life of poet, Nikki Giovanni and the revolutionary historical periods through which she lived, from the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter.
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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
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Nikki Giovanni was born on 7 June 1943 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023), Rosa (2007) and Love Life (2020). She was married to Virginia Fowler. She died on 9 December 2024 in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.
BornJune 7, 1943
DiedDecember 9, 2024(81)
BornJune 7, 1943
DiedDecember 9, 2024(81)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Virginia Fowler in Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
6.8
  • Self - Poet
  • 2023
Rosa
Video
  • Narrator
  • 2007
William Jackson Harper in Love Life (2020)
Love Life
7.4
TV Series
  • Nikki Giovanni
Gwendolyn Brooks in Brooks People (2017)
Brooks People
Short
  • Actress
  • 2017

Credits

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Actress

  • MU/T/T/ER
    Short
    • (voice)
    • 2022
  • William Jackson Harper in Love Life (2020)
    Love Life
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Nikki Giovanni
    • 2021
  • Gwendolyn Brooks in Brooks People (2017)
    Brooks People
    Short
    • 2017
  • Rosa
    Video
    • Narrator
    • 2007

Writer

  • Rosa
    Video
    • based on the book by
    • 2007

Additional Crew

  • The ABCs of Book Banning (2023)
    The ABCs of Book Banning
    6.3
    Short
    • author
    • 2023

Videos3

Official Trailer
Trailer 2:09
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:30
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:30
Official Trailer
Brooks People Teaser
Trailer 1:57
Brooks People Teaser

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Born
    • June 7, 1943
    • Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
  • Died
    • December 9, 2024
    • Blacksburg, Virginia, USA(lung cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Virginia Fowler? - December 9, 2024 (her death)
  • Children
    • Thomas Giovanni
  • Relatives
    • Kai Giovanni(Grandchild)
  • Other works
    CD: "Nikki Giovanni in Philadelphia" (Columbia)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    She is a creative writing professor at the Virginia Polytechnic University at Blacksburg, Virginia.
  • Quotes
    On self-respect: Follow your image as far as you can no matter how useless you think it is. Push yourself.

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