University of Virginia
Explorations in Black Leadership: Nikki Giovanni
A video interview with poet and author Nikki Giovanni, civil rights activist. Includes full transcript of video and short biography.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Lorenzo De Medici: Paternal Advice to a Cardinal
This site from the Medieval Sourcebook includes a letter written by Lorenzo De Medici to his son Giovanni in which he "warns his son to avoid vice and luxury."
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Nikki Giovanni
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Nikki Giovanni including information on her life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Giovanni is also provided.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Listening Library
At this resource listen to a selection of audio clips that feature the works of a full range of composers and a full orchestra of instruments. Scroll down an alphabetical list to find the composer or instrument you want, then choose the...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Goivanni's Room
As an African American writer who wrote about a romantic relationship with another man, Giovanni's Room created a great deal of controversy when it was published in 1956.