Daddy says the world is a drum tight and hard and I told him I'm gonna beat out my own rhythm.
Nikki GiovanniWhat's the difference between dragging a black man behind a truck in Jasper, Texas, and beating a white boy to death in Wyoming because he's gay?
Nikki GiovanniIf I could come back as anything - I'd be a bird, first, but definitely the command key is my second choice.
Nikki GiovanniWe need to make sure our children travel to see things. Not necessarily long distances but at least out of the neighborhood. On a train. A boat. An airplane.
Nikki GiovanniI am proud of the hip hop generation. They are good business people and, actually, good people. It's strange that the only time the major press talks about them is when someone gets killed or does drugs or something; yet these are the same press people who made heroes out of the Mafia and other crooks, you know.
Nikki Giovanni