Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni
Reading Date: Sunday, February 26, 2006
- Introduction
- Opening Remarks: on social justice, NASCAR, NASA, and space exploration
- On European colonialism, the African slave trade, and communal memory
- On the African slave experience, historical authenticity, and the American Dream
- "Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea (We're Going to Mars)"
- On receiving the Rosa L. Parks Award and being of one's time
- On her illustrated children's book Rosa and the use of fiction in biographical narrative
- On Rosa and the impact of Emmett Till
- On Rosa, Mrs. Parks' refusal to give up her seat, and her enduring legacy
- On Martin Luther King, Jr.'s relevance for younger generations; "In the Spirit of Martin"
- "Shoulders Are For Emergencies Only"
- "The Yellow Jacket"
- "ego-tripping (there may be a reason why)"
Introduction-8691
by Frances Sjoberg
Opening Remarks: on social justice, NASCAR, NASA, and space exploration-8693
On European colonialism, the African slave trade, and communal memory-8695
On the African slave experience, historical authenticity, and the American Dream-8697
"Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea (We're Going to Mars)"-8699
Differs slightly from published version.
Annotation:
Giovanni, Nikki. Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea. New York: HarperCollins, 2002.
On receiving the Rosa L. Parks Award and being of one's time-8701
On her illustrated children's book Rosa and the use of fiction in biographical narrative -8703
Giovanni, Nikki. Rosa. Ill. Bryan Collier. New York: Henry Holt, 2005.
On Rosa and the impact of Emmett Till-8705
On Rosa, Mrs. Parks' refusal to give up her seat, and her enduring legacy-8707
On Martin Luther King, Jr.'s relevance for younger generations; "In the Spirit of Martin"-8709
Giovanni, Nikki. Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea. New York: HarperCollins, 2002.
"Shoulders Are For Emergencies Only"-8711
Giovanni, Nikki. Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea. New York: HarperCollins, 2002.
"The Yellow Jacket"-8713
Giovanni, Nikki. Acolytes. New York: HarperCollins, 2007.
"ego-tripping (there may be a reason why)"-8715
Giovanni, Nikki. ego tripping and other poems for young people. Ill. George Ford. New York: Lawrence Hill Books, 1973.
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Series: Spring Reading Series
Sponsor(s): UA Poetry Center
Location(s): Modern Languages Auditorium
Nikki Giovanni reads from her extensive body of work and speaks about social justice and the civil rights movement.
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