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Nikki Giovanni’s work burst onto the scene in the 1960s already fully formed—it was concerned, as much of the Black Arts poetry of the day was, with injustice and liberation, but also exhibited her homegrown humor and a Southern sensibility.
newyorker.com
Nikki Giovanni’s Legacy of Black Love
Remembering an indelible American author and activist.