{"product_id":"the-prosaic-soul-of-nikki-giovanni-paperback","title":"The Prosaic Soul of Nikki Giovanni - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNikki Giovanni\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis omnibus edition collects celebrated poet and activist Nikki Giovanni's adult prose: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRacism 101, Sacred Cows and Other Edibles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e and seven (7) selections from \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGemini: An Extended Autobiographical Statement on My First Twenty-Five Years of Being a Black Poet, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ewhich was nominated for the National Book Award in 1971.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRacism 101 \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(1994) contains essays that indict higher education for the inequities it perpetuates and contemplates the legacy of the 1960s. Giovanni gives searing commentary on Spike Lee and the making of \u003cem\u003eMalcolm X\u003c\/em\u003e, W.E.B. DuBois, affirmative action, President JFK and the state of urban schools. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRacism 101\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e adds an important chapter to the debate on American national values.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSacred Cows and Other Edibles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (1988) received the Ohioana Library Award. In it Nikki's esays and articles take on the loftiness of higher education and personal major life crises. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Gemini (1971), \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eGiovanni explores one of the most tumultuous periods in our history. Her essays take us from her childhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, through her work in the Black revolution of the sixties, to her emergence as an acclaimed poet. Nikki interweaves warm recollections of her personal history with incisive vignettes of cultural and political history, including her often surprising opinions of Amiri Baraka, Angela Davis, Lena Horne, Stokely Carmichael, H. Rap Brown and others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the first time, the collected prose of national treasure Nikki Giovanni\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGemini: An Extended Autobiographical Statement on My First Twenty-Five Years of Being a Black Poet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNominated for the National Book Award, this is a journey -- both private and public -- through the trials and triumphs of 1960s America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSacred Cows ... And Other Edibles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Ohioana Library Award, these fresh and wryly humorous essays explore some of America's lofty institutions and the poet's pivotal life experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRacism 101\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection of essays contributes a vital and critical chapter to the debate on American national values.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 8.01 x 5.27 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 16, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52915211436348,"sku":"9780060541347","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/7265\/1324\/files\/TzlXa3pydEhvaEZFdWFPRzZlQ2U5QT09.webp?v=1774360907","url":"https:\/\/barginbooks.co\/products\/the-prosaic-soul-of-nikki-giovanni-paperback","provider":"Books Fare ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}