
Additionally, she has been named as one of Oprah Winfrey's 25 "Living Legends".Giovanni gained initial fame in the late 1960s as one of the foremost authors of the Black Arts Movement. She has been nominated for a Grammy Award for her poetry album, The Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection. She has won numerous awards, including the Langston Hughes Medal and the NAACP Image Award.

One of the world's most well-known African-American poets, her work includes poetry anthologies, poetry recordings, and nonfiction essays, and covers topics ranging from race and social issues to children's literature. (born June 7, 1943) is an American poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator.
