Nikki Giovanni, University Distinguished Professor of English and Gloria D. Smith Professor of Black Studies at Virginia Tech, reads and discusses excerpts from her latest of 27 books, *Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea: Poems and Not Quite Poems.*
Nikki Giovanni is a world renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. Over the past 30 years, Giovanni's outspokenness, in her writing and in lectures, has brought much attention. She is committed to the fight for civil rights and equality and has maintained a prominent place as a strong voice of the Black community.