BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) – It’s been nearly a week since the world lost renowed activist and poet Nikki Giovanni, but her memory is still very alive in the hearts of those who knew her.
To the world, Nikki Giovanni was a legend for her written works, words of inspiration and as a recipient of hundreds of awards throughout her career… But those closest to her knew her just as “Nikki.”
“She was just a really cool important Auntie who had really cool things, whose home was a museum, who invited you to go on a cruise to Antarctica,” remembers Lauren Wilkerson, Giovanni’s second cousin. “She was just this larger than life person.”…