May’s poem argues against those who continually say “how lovely the ruins / how ruined the lovely / children must be in that birdless city.” There are birds in the troubled neighborhoods and the vast urban spaces where children live. This excerpt from Jamaal May’s “There Are Birds Here” strikes up an implicit conversation with Nikki Giovanni’s poem “Nikki-Rosa”: “childhood remembrances are always a drag / if you’re Black,” and as Giovanni’s poem goes on to say,Īnd I really hope no white person ever has cause Media maven.From Black in the Middle: An Anthology of the Black Midwest, edited by Terrion L.
Help us Continue to tell OUR Story and join the AFRO family as a member –subscribers are now members! Join here! She read from her just-written poem that she said she may call “2020” or “Vote.” It’s not a hug or a toy at Christmas. Fannie Lou Hamer took a hell of a beating so I could vote, and so I will. I made a promise to myself that if I am a survivor, I will vote. But they did pull her off the bus and beat her. Fannie Lou organized the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. “We must not go (vote) because we don’t like someone.
against us but we must make sure they can’t silence us. “I don’t care who you vote for,” said Giovanni.“Just vote because there’s not a person on that (debate) stage who hasn’t liked or done something. She calls herself “an old lady,” but her commitment to Black people and equal rights persists. She expanded her voice to speak out on injustices, earning the 2008 Black Enterprise Legacy Award, among countless other honors along the way. Born Yolande Cornelia Giovanni, Jr., she is most famous for her first book, “Feeling Black, Black Talk” and most noted poem is “Nikki-Rosa,” which is a thoughtful remembrance of growing up in a loving African-American home near Cincinnati. Giovanni is an icon because she penned powerful, self-affirming poems during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. Legendary poet, Nikki Govanni encourages the Black Vote In 2020 Election. However, it all came down to voting, which is not surprising considering her background. She spoke about a lot during an event honoring scholar and intellectual, W.E.B.
Just as important to her, she said, is that the Black community exercises its right to vote. The author of countless poems that center on love and civil rights, Giovanni wants a new president. She remains fiery and talented and has a lot on her mind. Nikki Giovanni is 74 years old now, a generation removed from the height of her poetic power.
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