[Unedited] Nikki Giovanni with Krista Tippett by On Being Studios published on 2017-08-17T16:27:51Z In the 1960s, Nikki Giovanni was a revolutionary poet of the Black Arts Movement that nourished civil rights. She had a famous dialogue with James Baldwin in Paris in 1971. Now a professor at Virginia Tech, she brought beauty and courage by way of poetry after the shooting there. Today, she is a self-proclaimed space freak and a delighted elder — an adored voice to hip-hop artists and the new forms of social change this generation is creating. This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Nikki Giovanni — Soul Food, Sex, and Space." Find more at onbeing.org. Genre Podcast Comment by Victoria What a ride! I loved this interview......I was not familiar with Nikki until now but I can't wait to read more about her and her work. Yes, I see her as the voice on the ships that would start the song....I'm grateful for this bright, energetic and courageous being. Thank you. 2017-08-26T16:19:09Z