2012 Keynote Speaker
Nikki Giovanni

Author, Poet, Essayist, and Professor

Nikki Giovanni is a world-renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. Over the past 30 years, her outspokenness, in her writing and in lectures, has brought the eyes of the world upon her. One of the most widely-read American poets, she prides herself on being "a Black American, a daughter, a mother, a professor of English." Giovanni remains as determined and committed as ever to the fight for civil rights and equality. Always insisting on presenting the truth as she sees it, she has maintained a prominent place as a strong voice of the Black community. Her focus is on the individual, specifically, on the power one has to make a difference in oneself, and thus, in the lives of others.

Details for the 2013 MLK Celebration will be available later this year.


The 2012 MLK Celebration is sponsored by the Department of Student Diversity and Multicultural Affairs and Water Tower Campus Life.

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