"Black love is Black wealth and they ... happy," she wrote in the closing lines of her poem "Nikki-Rosa." Across decades of work and activism, Giovanni continued returning to the neighborhood ...

Nikki Giovanni’s poem spoke to Black people's cultural estrangement ... Giovanni’s work presents a much-needed counter-narrative that Black love is a treasure that transcends financial or ...

There’s this video of Nikki Giovanni ... collection of poems, Black feeling, Black talk, in 1968. She was a key figure of the Black Arts Movement, a voice of resilience, love, and defiance ...