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The Black Arts Era
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The Black Arts Era
Background History:
Giovanni's works & role in the
movement
Black Feeling Black Talk
- political and personal poetry
- Giovanni’s revolution is helping people to think about new ways of viewing and understanding their lives, personally and political
- National Council of Negro Women
- National Association of Radio and Television Announcers
- Featured: Ebony, Jet, Harpers Bazaar
Artist that inspired
her
- Outkast
- Queen Latifah
- Tupac Shakur
- Born June 7th, 1943 in Knoxville, Tennessee
- Full Name: Yolanda Cornelia Giovanni
- Attended Fisk University in 1960 [all black college]
- Worked as the editor for the school magazine
- Organized the Black Arts Festival in 1967 in Cincinnati.
- Nikki Giovanni
- Her poetry was based on black pride and respect
- First published poetry was in response to the assassination of mutiple Black Power Movement leaders.
- -Black Feeling, Black Talk [1967] & Black Judgment [1968]
- Taught at Rutgers University in 1969
- NikTom Ltd Founder [1970]
Awards and Honors
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