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

I hope that, reading 'Rosa,' people will remember their own family and friends and talk about what they did and did not do.

Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr.

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• I hope that, reading 'Rosa,' people will remember their own family and friends and talk about what they did and did not do.

  

  Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr.
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