Prairie View A&M University's Writer In Residence Nikki Giovanni Presents A Public Lecture
Giovanni is a writer, activist, and one of the most celebrated African American poets.
Prairie View A&M University's writer in residence Nikki Giovanni will be presenting a public lecture as part of PVAMU's "2022 African-American History Month Lecture and Culture Series" on Thursday, February 17, 2022 (6:30 p.m. CST). It will be streamed on the university's Youtube channel, https://www.youtube.com/pvamu.
Giovanni is a writer, activist, and one of the most celebrated African American poets. She's won numerous awards, including the Langston Hughes Medal and the NAACP Image Award. Named a "Living Legend" by Oprah Winfrey, her diverse body of work includes poetry anthologies, poetry recordings, non-fiction essays, and children's literature.
Her lecture coincides with the university's lecture and culture series theme, "African American Artists, Musicians, and/or Writers: Stimulating, Agitating, and Perpetuating Social Justice."
Public Address and Poetry Reading: Nikki Giovanni Speaks: In My Life and My Writing, the Unabashed Pursuit of Social Justice
Date: Thursday, February 17, 2022
Time: 6:30 p.m. CST
Place: Youtube.com/PVAMU
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