Nikki Giovanni

Nikki Giovanni…

Poet, feminist, artist, thug, and voter.

Giovanni had 81 trips around the sun.

From Earth to Mars,

Nikki is a poetry star.

Bright, Black, and bold.

Full and firey.

Her words are rays that pierce through space.

Nikki gave us ‘Black feeling and Black talk’

Taught lives new to the planet about Ego-Trippin and freedom through, The Genie in The Jar.

Woman of the Year and the first Rosa Parks Women of Courage Award recipient

Nikki was a self proclaimed thug

A thug, who, voted.