{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Remembering the fierce and lyrical voice of poet Nikki Giovanni","publication_date":"December 10, 2024","summary":"Nikki Giovanni, a fierce and lyrical voice of the Black experience, has died. Giovanni's work illuminated love, liberation and the unyielding power of self-expression. Tributes are pouring in from across the country as admirers and friends mourn the passing of a literary legend. Geoff Bennett reports. ","author_name":"By Geoff Bennett","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2024\/12\/985af793e6740b766f90e9ae789343ed-nikki-1024x700.jpg","thumbnail_height":700,"thumbnail_width":1024}