Nikki Giovanni on AVM

Nikki Giovanni is a world-renowned poet, writer, activist and educator. Her works focus on civil rights and equality, and of the power of the individual to generate change.

Currently a professor of English at Virginia Tech, she has earned degrees from Fisk University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Columbia University, as well as being the recipient of over 25 honorary degrees.

She has also been the recipient of countless awards, among the most notable being a New York Times best-selling author, being named Woman of the Year by several different publications, earning a spot in the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame, and earning multiple times the NAACP Image Award.