Black Love is Black Wealth: A Celebration of the Life and Works of Nikki Giovanni
Venue: Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
Date: Sunday, June 8, 2025
Time: 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Miscellaneous, Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free
Description:
The Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech presents "Black Love is Black Wealth: A Celebration of the Life and Works of Nikki Giovanni" on Sunday, June 8, 2025 offered in-person and online on YouTube.

Authors, actors, musicians, artists, friends, and family will gather in June to honor and remember the life of a literary icon.

The program will commemorate the poet’s legacy and enduring influence on countless artists, writers, students, poets, athletes, and so many others at Virginia Tech and across the nation and the world. The program will include musical performances, special readings, and speeches by well-known speakers, entertainers, actors, and musicians.

The acclaimed poet, activist, and University Distinguished Professor Emerita passed away in December after battling cancer. She retired from Virginia Tech in 2022 after 35 years as a beloved professor in the Department of English.

Admission is free though tickets are required.

To reserve your tickets, visit: https://tickets.artscenter.vt.edu/online/mapSelect.asp?doWork::WSmap::loadMap=Load&createBO::WSmap=1&BOparam::WSmap::loadMap::performance_ids=DC0205F9-566F-4B42-95E5-52E47D0BB4DF.

Reservations are limited to four tickets.

To watch streaming online on YouTube, visit: https://www.youtube.com/live/jrbqUiet-T0.

The event is a part of Virginia Tech's Alumni Weekend.

The Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech is located at 330 Turner Street NW in Blacksburg, VA.

For more information, visit: https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/04/clahs-giovanni-celebrationoflife.html or https://liberalarts.vt.edu/giovanni-memorial.html or http://artscenter.vt.edu/ or https://tockify.com/mossartscenter/detail/290/1749405600000 or https://www.facebook.com/artscenteratvt or https://www.instagram.com/artscenteratvt/ or call 540-231-5300.
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