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

I wish that she had had a black loon because I don't think that Nina [Simone] did. I have always had - I've been very fortunate - a group of little old ladies that I love and who love me, and who turned and to whom I turn at different times.

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  Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr.
  • Different
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