The trip to Mars can only be understood through Black Americans. I say, the trip to Mars can only be understood through… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
Black love is Black wealth and they'll probably talk about my hard childhood and never understand that all the while I was… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
I wish that she had had a black loon because I don't think that Nina [Simone] did. I have always had -… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
Style has a profound meaning to Black Americans. If we can’t drive, we will invent walks and the world will envy the… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
A lot of people refuse to do things because they don't want to go naked... . We as black people, we as… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
White people really deal more with God and black people with Jesus. — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
We black women are the single group in the West intact. And anybody can see we're pretty shaky. We are, however (all… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
You have to use what you have in order to get what you need and the people can not be rich unless… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
I am a huge fan of the Black woman. I never hesitate to recommend her when times are bad or things go… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
A white face goes with a white mind. Occasionally a black face goes with a white mind. Very seldom a white face… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
Being Black and poor is, I think, radically different from being anything else and poor. Poor, to most Blacks, is a state… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
Black Americans should be given credit for finding probably the perfect weapon; the weapon of the song. And that song continues. Most… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
What's the difference between dragging a black man behind a truck in Jasper, Texas, and beating a white boy to death in… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
I am of the generation of segregation. Black Lives Matter is post. I said today, and I will say all the time,… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
We [Black people] have always used our creativity to battle and we're not the only ones. Black Americans are certainly leaders in… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
I just think she was a wonderful woman. What I think of when I think of Nina [Simone] is someone that I could relate… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
It's really just interesting to ask: why not? And see where that takes me. — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
I am ever fascinated by the human experience and by, actually, human beings. — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
You do what you can with what you have. You have to work the edges whatever they are. The main thing is keeping your… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts. — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
I’ve not learned the acceptable way of saying you fascinate me...I’ve not even learned how to say I like you without frightening people away- — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
ever been kidnapped by a poet if i were a poet i'd kidnap you put you in my phrases and meter.... — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
Young people coming up who are having difficulty with their so-called celebrity need to get back into their lives. It's your life and you… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
[To become a poet] The most important thing is to pay attention. The next would probably be to read; it's so important to pay… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
daddy says the world is a drum tight and hard and i told him i’m gonna beat out my own rhythm — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
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