Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr. (Nikki Giovanni) Quotes

You have to use what you have in order to get what you need and the people can not be rich unless somebody is rich. The Hip-Hop generation has carried more people with it than any other enterprise Black Americans have had.

Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr.

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  Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr.
  • People
  • Black
  • Rich