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Lorraine Stone presents Nikki Giovanni
Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni Jr. was an American poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator. One of the world's best-known African-American poets, her work includes poetry anthologies, poetry recordings, and nonfiction essays, and covers topics ranging from race and social issues to children's literature. She won numerous awards, including the Langston Hughes Medal and the NAACP Image Award. She was nominated for a 2004 Grammy Award for her poetry album, The Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection. Additionally, she was named as one of Oprah Winfrey's 25 "Living Legends".
Lorraine Stone is an actor and activist from Asbury Park. Her many performance-art projects include portrayals of historical Black women, including Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Sojourner Truth and Mary Bowser. She was a founding member of the Asbury Park Reporter, the Asbury Park Museum and the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center in Red Bank.
Lorraine will be discussing the life and work of Nikki Giovanni and reading some of her poetry. Attendees may also share their own poems by registering in advance. We will also be showing a clip from Nikki’s interview with James Baldwin on the show SOUL! (bear in mind Lorraine will not be portraying Nikki in-character).
If you’d like to help us celebrate by reading some of your own Nikki-inspired poetry, please email Eric at the contact information listed here (number of readers is limited).
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Website: https://go.evvnt.com/2960722-0
