More of Nikki Giovanni’s “work” from Wikipedia
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Giovanni has had a successful career as a poet, earning her the nickname “The Princess of Black Poetry” in the late 60s and early 70s. The civil rights and black power movements inspired her early poetry that was collected in Black Feeling, Black Talk (1967), Black Judgement (1968), and Re: Creation (1970). She has since written more than two dozen books including volumes of poetry, illustrated children’s books, and three collections of essays.
Giovanni’s writing has been heavily inspired by African American activists and artists. She has a tattoo with the words “Thug life” to honor Tupac Shakur, whom she admired.[5][6] Her book Love Poems (1997) was written in memory of him, and she has stated that she would “rather be with the thugs than the people who are complaining about them.”[7] She also tours nationwide and frequently speaks out against hate-motivated violence. At a 1999 Martin Luther King Day event, she recalled the 1998 murders of James Byrd, Jr. and Matthew Shepard: “What’s the difference between dragging a black man behind a truck in Jasper, Texas, and beating a white boy to death in Wyoming because he’s gay?”[8]
Giovanni has received numerous honors for her contributions to literature and society. She has received more than twenty honorary degrees from national colleges and universities and has been given keys to more than a dozen cities in the United States, including New York City, Los Angeles, Dallas, Miami, and New Orleans. Giovanni has been named woman of the year by several magazines, including Mademoiselle, Ladies’ Home Journal, Ebony, and Essence. She has been awarded the Langston Hughes Medal for Outstanding Poetry and was the first recipient of the Rosa Parks Woman of Courage Award. She is also the recipient of three NAACP Image Awards and an a honorary membership of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.[9][10]
Those Who Ride the Night Winds (1983) acknowledged notable black figures. Giovanni collected her essays in the 1988 volume Sacred Cows...and Other Edibles. Her most recent works include Acolytes and On My Journey Now.
She also featured on the track Ego Trip By Nikki Giovanni on Blackalicious’ 2000 album Nia.
http://Maybe someone more skilled can link directly to it and post it.
And every year, in every state, lawmakers are cowed by the education community into providing more and more money for this brand of indoctrination.
*yeesh*
Isn’t that just precious, though?
/ext sarc
Thanks for posting this. I didn’t realize the speech was that PC. Yet another reason to homeschool through grades 13, 14, 15, 16.
Some prize winning poetry by Nikki Giovanni. Virginia Tech should be proud to have such a literate professor on staff in the English Department.
“Seduction”
“one day
you gonna walk in this house
and i’m gonna have a long African
gown
you’ll sit down and say “The Black...”
and i’m gonna take one arm out
then you-not noticing me at all- will say “What about this brother...”
and i’m going to be slipping it over my head
and you’ll rap on about “The revolution...”
while i rest your hand against my stomach
you’ll go on-as you always do- saying
“I just can’t dig...”
while i’m moving your hand up and down
and i’ll be taking your dashiki off
then you’ll say “What we really need...”
and taking your shorts off
the you’ll notice
your state of undress
and knowing you you’ll just say
“Nikki/
isn’t this counterrevolutionary...”
Despite her past inexcusable comments and her leftism, when it came to Cho she was the only professor I read about that recognized he had a problem, reported it, asked that he be removed from the class, and even went so far as to say she would resign if he were not removed. That level of concern should have stemmed some action from the administration—unfortunately, it didn’t stimulate enough.
While I personally did not like her speech at the convocation, the students obviously did — giving her a long, hearty, standing ovation.
Criticize her for many things, but I don’t think they should include either circumstance.
And no one threw anything at her from the audience? I would have. How dare she inject race and politics into this solemn occasion.
At least she's honest. Her vicious, racist bile and hatred is right out there for everyone to see.
So are we saying this “poetry” pushed nutcase Cho over the edge?