The late comedienne and radio host Wanda Smith was honored at the 2025 BET Awards, which were held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, on June 9, 2025.

In this personal essay, writer and bookseller Katie Mitchell reflects on the enduring love, legacy and literary devotion of ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Giovanni, the poet ... 3,000-seat concert hall at Lincoln Center for a celebration of her 30th birthday. In poetry, prose and the spoken word, she told her story.

NEW YORK — Nikki Giovanni, the poet ... a 3,000-seat concert hall at Lincoln Center for a celebration of her 30th birthday. In poetry, prose and the spoken word, she told her story.

NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki ... her 30th birthday. In poetry, prose and the spoken word, she told her story. She looked back on her childhood in Tennessee and Ohio, championed the Black Power movement, ...

The poet, author, educator and public speaker Nikki Giovanni has died at 81 ... hall at Lincoln Center for a celebration of her 30th birthday. In poetry, prose and the spoken word, she told ...