Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr. (Nikki Giovanni) Quotes
I knew Stokely [Carmichael] and them, but when you got to that, you saw that Nina Simone started to take up their burden. She started to preach for them. She was taking on the burden of "I want to tell the people."
Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr.
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I knew Stokely [Carmichael] and them, but when you got to that, you saw that Nina Simone started to take up their burden. She started to preach for them. She was taking on the burden of "I want to tell the people."
Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr.
