Nikki Giovanni, poet of the Black Arts Movement, dies at 81
Renowned poet Nikki Giovanni passed away on Monday, December 9. Giovanni, the subject of the award-winning 2023 documentary “Going to Mars,” died with her lifelong partner, Virginia (Ginney) Fowler, by her side, according to a statement from her friend and author Renée Watson. She was 81 years old. “We will forever feel blessed to have…