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Coverage dated December 9, 2024

Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81

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Nikki Giovanni, subject of the prize-winning 2023 documentary “Going to Mars," died Monday with her life-long partner, Virginia (Ginney) Fowler, by her side.

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  1. NBC Chicago

    Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81 (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Nikki Giovanni, subject of the prize-winning 2023 documentary “Going to Mars," died Monday with her life-long partner, Virginia (Ginney) Fowler, by her side.

  2. CBS News

    Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, dies at age 81 (opens CBS News)

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    Nikki Giovanni, a renowned poet, author, educator and public speaker, was the subject of the award-winning documentary "Going to Mars."

  3. WSVN Miami

    Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81 - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who rose from borrowing money to release her first book to decades

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