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NIKKI GIOVANNI BIOGRAPHY

BY BAYLEIGH MAYES
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BIRTHDATE & HOMETOWN

  • Born June 7th, 1943
  • In Knoxville Tennessee
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CHILDHOOD

  • Nikki grew up in Wyoming and Lincoln Heights in Ohio
  • Her father was a probation officer while her mother was a social worker.
  • Nikki had One sister and later one son
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EDUCATION

  • At first when Nikki arrived at Fisk University but was expelled first semester.
  • Later she came back to Fisk and graduated
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LITERARY PROJECTS

  • Black Talk 1967
  • Black Judgement 1968
  • Black Feelings 1970
  • Gemini 1971
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AWARDS

  • 1968 Harlem Cultural Council of Arts
  • American Book Awards
  • Both NAACP image awards for outstanding literary work fiction and poetry
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PERSONAL REFLECTION

  • Her grandmother gave her a strong passion for African American women.
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NIKKI GIOVANNI

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Bayleigh Mayes