An Author Comes To Prince George’s

World Renowned Writer And Poet Nikki Giovanni To Attend Fundraiser Nov 20

Excerpted from the Team Alsobrooks newsletter

Prince George’s County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks

Nikki Giovanni, poet, author, and outspoken activist for civil rights and equality will join us for the Saturday, November 20, 1,000 Women for Angela Alsobrooks (Virtual!) Dinner.

A living example of Women of Power and Purpose, Nikki Giovanni has long used her literary gifts to raise awareness of social issues, particularly those of gender and race. 

She has published more than two dozen volumes of poetry, essays, and edited anthologies, as well as 11 illustrated children’s books, including “Rosa,” an award-winning biography of Rosa Parks. Giovanni’s autobiography, “Gemini,” was a finalist for the 1973 National Book Award. In 2004, her album, “The Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection,” was a Grammy finalist for the Best Spoken Word Album.

Giovanni has received countless awards, including the inaugural Rosa L. Parks Woman of Courage Award, the American Book Award, the Langston Hughes Award, the Virginia Governor’s Award for the Arts, and the Emily Couric Leadership Award. She is also a seven-time recipient of the NAACP Image Award. The recipient of 27 honorary degrees and the keys to nearly as many cities, she garnered her most unusual honor in 2007, when a South American bat species – Micronycteris giovanniae – was named in celebration of her. A devoted teacher, Giovanni has been a visiting professor and poet-in-residence at numerous colleges, and she encourages students of all ages to express themselves creatively through writing.