{"id":14514,"date":"2020-08-11T11:40:54","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T15:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/?post_type=bates_events&#038;p=14514"},"modified":"2020-10-22T13:36:17","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T17:36:17","slug":"nikki-giovanni","status":"publish","type":"bates_events","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/events\/nikki-giovanni\/","title":{"rendered":"Lecture: \u201cAshley Bryan\u201d by Nikki Giovanni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2020\/07\/Bryan_7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2020\/07\/Bryan_7-668x900.jpg\" alt=\"Ashley Bryan, Cannot Reach it Yet, 1980s, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 in., Bates College Museum of Art, gift of Henry Isaacs and Donna Bartnoff Isaacs, 2020.2.6\" data-id=\"14390\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2020\/07\/Bryan_7.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/ashley-bryan\/bryan_7\/\" class=\"wp-image-14390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2020\/07\/Bryan_7-668x900.jpg 668w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2020\/07\/Bryan_7-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2020\/07\/Bryan_7-768x1035.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2020\/07\/Bryan_7-1140x1536.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2020\/07\/Bryan_7-1520x2048.jpg 1520w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2020\/07\/Bryan_7.jpg 1803w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Ashley Bryan, <em>Cannot Reach it Yet<\/em>, 1980s, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 in., Bates College Museum of Art, gift of Henry Isaacs and Donna Bartnoff Isaacs, 2020.2.6<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2020\/07\/Bryan_5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2020\/07\/Bryan_5-686x900.jpg\" alt=\"Ashley Bryan, Iris #1, n.d., acrylic on canvas, 48 1\/2 x 36 3\/4 in., Bates College Museum of Art, gift of Henry Isaacs and Donna Bartnoff Isaacs, 2020.2.9\" data-id=\"14392\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2020\/07\/Bryan_5.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/ashley-bryan\/bryan_5\/\" class=\"wp-image-14392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2020\/07\/Bryan_5-686x900.jpg 686w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2020\/07\/Bryan_5-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2020\/07\/Bryan_5-768x1008.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2020\/07\/Bryan_5-1170x1536.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2020\/07\/Bryan_5-1560x2048.jpg 1560w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/files\/2020\/07\/Bryan_5.jpg 1858w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Ashley Bryan,<em> Iris #1<\/em>, n.d., acrylic on canvas, 48 1\/2 x 36 3\/4 in., Bates College Museum of Art, gift of Henry Isaacs and Donna Bartnoff Isaacs, 2020.2.9<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Renowned poet Nikki Giovanni discusses the life and work of Ashley Bryan from her perspective as a longtime friend of and collaborator with the artist as part of programming for the exhibition&nbsp;<em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/ashley-bryan\/\" target=\"_blank\">Let\u2019s Celebrate Ashley Bryan!<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;.&nbsp;&nbsp;Her live talk will be delivered by Zoom, and the public is welcome to participate, free of charge.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button with-arrow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/bates.zoom.us\/j\/99354573030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Join Zoom Lecture<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Yolande Cornelia \u201cNikki\u201d Giovanni, Jr. is a poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator.&nbsp;&nbsp;She graduated from Fisk University with honors, and has taught at Queens College, Rutgers, and Ohio State, and is currently a University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the world\u2019s most well-known African-American poets, her work includes poetry anthologies, poetry recordings, and essays, and covers topics ranging from race and social issues to children\u2019s literature.&nbsp;&nbsp;Giovanni rose to fame in the 1960s as one of the foremost authors of the Black Arts Movement.&nbsp;&nbsp;Influenced by the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements, her work from that time provides a strong, militant African-American perspective, leading to her being described as the \u201cPoet of the Black Revolution.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;In the next decade, she began writing children\u2019s literature, and cofounded the publishing house, NikTom Ltd., to provide an outlet for other African-American women writers.&nbsp;&nbsp;As she continued to write, her works engaged with social issues, human relationships, and hip hop.&nbsp;&nbsp;Poems such as \u201cKnoxville, Tennessee\u201d and \u201cNikki-Rosa\u201d have been frequently republished in anthologies and other collections.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Her poetry books for children,&nbsp;<em>The Sun is So Quiet<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>I am Loved,<\/em>&nbsp;were illustrated by her longtime friend, Ashley Bryan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Giovanni has earned numerous awards, including the Langston Hughes Medal and the NAACP Image Award.&nbsp;&nbsp;She has received honorary degrees from 27 colleges and universities.&nbsp;&nbsp;Giovanni has 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