Wow! Everyone is here from the Baldwin interview.

so weird watching this after the Baldwin video... wow wow time changes people lol

I really miss the beautiful minds of the 60's and 70's, like the great Nikki Giovanni.

I just watched a an interview with her from the 70s yesterday. Crazy seeing her again in the present area. So happy she's still around.

It's quite prophetic what she said about viruses, especially with what we are going through right now with this coronavirus in 2020.

Yesssssss!!! I'm 67 years young women (seasoned), gifted, and Black. Thank you Maupintown Media Such a blessing watching Reverend Dr. Nikki Giovanni. this put me into the channel of Love for my Black American Ancestors in a proud, wonderful, healthy, and sweet spiritual lively way. To God Be the Glory! We need More, More, More of "Our "Story." Blessings of Love,

"There would be no America without black people. They knew that they needed black people in order to make a continent. " Nikki Giovanni

She was brilliant at 28! We're very lucky to have her here in this country!

She's still such a beautiful woman

It gave my heart such a good soulful feeling to watch the convo with James Baldwin then to watch this. It was like seeing your grandmother as a young social militant woman, then seeing her again as this wise intelligent remarkable black American... And what really got me is when she spoke about 2Pac. I am 35 years old and even to this very minute there is no single celebrity figure that outweighs Tupac....”TO ME”

my goodness she's younger than most of us. She regularly goes to Antartica and wants to go to space. That is a person who loves life

One amazing woman. She gave a talk at Columbia College in Chicago, when I was a student there, and I had the opportunity to be present, and talk (briefly) with her after the main talk. Brilliant.

man, I remember meeting dr giovanni in undergrad and still I am in awe of her. Amazing

I wanna thank the creator for a mind like this & platforms to receive such.

Nikki The Grandchildren need your voice out there in the world. We need you !!!!

Phenomenal woman. Thanks for sharing your gift with the world.

Wow. Straight from the soul conversation with James Baldwin to this right here and i think i have to go back to being a creator. I can't explain.

Wow, this was 2 years ago, almost like a prophecy when she talked about the good organising of this generation ....

Amazing...Amazing Woman. Just listening to her takes me all the way back...love.

I am a NYC school teacher and I've always loved Ms. Giovanni. I especially appreciate her making a connection between no church foundation (not religion) and our kids today.

Thank you Nikki for paving the way for me and others who walk in your footsteps!

I LOVE YOU NIKKI GIOVANNI...!!!!!!!!!!!QUEEN!!!!!!!! "WE CAN FLY LIKE A BIRD IN THE SKY"...!!!!!!!!

I absolutely adore this beautiful sweet woman.

What a wonderful interview! A true American treasure.

I loved the interview. I agree with “most” of her statements. However, reading some of the comments...are heartbreaking!! The comments really speak to the mentality and level of ignorance of some people. They are so concerned with how she looks then/now...why look at the interview and not really “hear” the interview. Go to a porn site if you want to look at women and idolize their looks. 🤦🏽‍♀️. History, wisdom, and class is not possessed by everyone.

She’s simply amazing!!!

It's so healthy to show up and stay in dialogue. For this reason, I love her thoughts and inflections. She's provocative, makes me reflect and want to speak up. For eg, 'learn how to live instead of fight with cancer' made me think that fighting in any situation is a recipe for losing. Fighting sucks life energy where intelligent dialogue is efficient. And, yes, I can imagine the great interactions she had. Humble, yet a magnet for intelligent thought and vibrant interactions. Even if I don't agree with everything, I LOVE listening to her.

OUR History is so Rich!!!!!!!

Nikki Giovanni is a national treasure. It's nice to see how people evolve over time. She remains courageous and free. Most importantly, it is good to see that she is happy. She smiles and laughs more now than her earlier videos.

Great interview! She has a beautiful soul. It's so nice to hear memories from a time when the world was so much better. Glad I was born and grew up in the movement era.

I have slept too long on this awesome woman!

The beauty of this woman I stan!!

I like Shakespeare, Maya-Angelou and NIKKI GIOVANNI just to name a few!!!

This was like sitting down with my grandmother I love this lady I remember hearing Tina Marie mention her name in her song it must be magic .

Good bless you for this interview!

What I love about this video is that despite all that Nikki Giovanni has accomplished, and all of the incredible people that she’s known, that she has remained humble. Also interesting to recognize how strong her faith is and how that may relate to the strong faith of both her mother and grandmother. A good interview!

"If you are a writer, you have to make a mistake?!" I love that. I just started a career as a writer.

Greetings My Beautiful Sista, your Mission is Complete, thanks for the Healing Words you shared 🙏💯🏆👑

Beautiful Interview!!!

Who stars in the Nikki G. movie. a young Nikki, Jurnee Smollett, the young lady that played in dear white people, older Nikki. Jada P. I'd love to see early beginnings, fast forward to fisk and Nina, Baldwin. such a fascinating woman. Maupintown Media, thanks so much for sharing, this was great.

Unfortunately Churches are not the Same.

Blessing. I still have my autographed book and photo.

Here from her amazing interview with Jimmy Baldwin! Love to all!

Nikki Giovanni this is from the pie lady from Beverly Hills I know you remember me if you think that I also remember when you were teaching and you acquired the your health scare with cancer also when you wrote the book on Tupac I don't I have a memory like an elephant you're wonderful and keep on going sister from OG Queen to another

Thank you Mr. Lorenzo Dickerson your a great interviewer. 💎

Happy belated birthday Nikki Giovanni 😍😍🎈🌹🎈🌹🎈🌹!!! Your poems have set my soul on fire many of days, thank you. I ❤❤❤you🌹🌹🌹

Amazing!!❤

Dr. Giovanni, May God continue to bless you and watch over you. You have been a gift to this world.

I think that changes in our lives and the world will impact our worldview and how we feel about many things, we evolve in many different directions.

I love everything about this interview. Thank you Nikki G. For sharing your beautiful mind with us. 🙏🏾❤️🔐💡

The Adults of the 70s have some of the best perspective in history they had their faults but it seems a lot of people from that decade had abstract way of thinking

You are truly a legend! My husband is Musician of 30 years from gogo, jazz, instrumental, and gospel. He is a trumpet player.

Nikki Giovanni and Tupac...THAT would’ve been an EPIC conversation. Look forward to her book💕

LOVE THIS WOMAN!

What a pleasure to her your poetry done by you at NSU. A Virginian worth acknowledgement

Awesome to hear

We still here from Baldwin interview 👍🏽

excellent excellent video. thank you for making it

Queen!!!!!!!!!!

She is truly amazing ! She drops some knowledge 🙏🏾❤️✨

You have really inspired me today sharing some history, and about your life.

i wanted to see how life sailed you after the Baldwin interview and i love what i see. time changes some things. the principle remains. and i like that your principle remained. And i understand you in the Baldwin interview. you were raw and real which most interviews today . i learned a lot from both interviews. thank you.

Great interview 💎💎💎❤️❤️

I love the interview you and James Baldwin did. Awesome

An amazing mind... beautiful poetry.

Interesting principles and perspectives.

I really like/love her. She has a sense of humour lots of wisdom and so much more.

I Am A Gemini! I won a poetry contest in 7th grade, at Browne Jr. High in Washington, DC. My teacher as Ms. Boykins, representing Nicki Giovanni. I won $75, and a Nicki Giovanni poetry book based on our black culture around 1978-79. I don’t have the book now, I lost to storage after moving so much. She inspired me, and spoke truth on what we as blacks through, and what we see at home in our families, and our race in what we go through.

Love how you ask Nikki a simple question, and she just gives you a 2-3 minutes long answer ❤️

It's June 7,2020.Happy birthday queen

"I think that talent brings you a certain loneliness, and I think you have to learn to accept that." I felt that.

Amazing

Beautiful...

WOW... This message is so prolific and prophetic😳

What a wonderful follow up to the first interview with James Baldwin. The joyous spirit of Ma Nikki is a blessing.

People, you, she, me can be a fan of Jesus but be not a fan of the westernized, European version of Jesus.

My favorite author poet and activist. My dad loved 🥰 her too (rip dad). He named me after her. Nikki!!!

Brilliant, precious being.

The harder the road, the greater the products. Ms. Giovanni came up during a time when the struggle was clear. We knew where the potholes were. When you have little, you venture out into the battle, confident that victory has to be yours. Today, we cruse, at least we think we do, on smooth roads, covered with a thin veneer of opportunity. The potholes are still there, and every once and a while we hit one; they're called George Floyd, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice...

Same here, found this after the Baldwin interview. What a lovely lady. She'd be the greatest grandmother.

a wise lady; ... a smart human being ... great thought regarding MJ ...

I was a young girl when I first learned about James Balwin. When I first heard his words and felt his passion I was hooked. I was never the same after that.

Such a GREAT LADY!!

During the video, Ms. Giovanni indicated that James Brown and Jesse Norman were from Albany, GA: however, as a native of Augusta, GA., I knew both Ms. Jesse Norman and her brother Silas Norman I attended elementary school, Steed Street and Ursula Collins Schools with both of them. (They are from Augusta). However, believe Ms. Norman may have transferred to another school before she went on to college and later became one of our famous, beloved opera singers. And I managed three of the rhythm section members to Mr. James Brown's band during the seventies. I never met Ms. Giovanni personally, but enjoyed her in this presentation.

An Amazing woman!!! As a child I loved to read. I read many of her books and poems. She is an inspiration!!!

Hello Nikki, I've been listening to you for some years, I'm so happy that you are doing well, love you. Absolutely beautiful.

Thank you Nikkie..😘

Their vision to live out, honor the land, and live simply matches my vision for my posterity!

Thank you for the truth.

How ironic. The interviewer has become the interviewee. Classic. From James Baldwin to Nikki Giovanni

Perfectlace Everything must change, nothing stays the same. She seems much different today ....and that’s not a bad thing... not sure if age makes one appear more vulnerable/fragile ... I think everything we fight for when we are younger seems unwavering but as we age we see that change will come within.... I close my eyes to envision the youthful unyielding Nikki , she is not there...and should she be? She served her time and she made an impact when we needed it the most . Now it is time for others to carry her torch with the unwavering convictions she had as young woman but with a new baseline to fit a new generation . Nothing stays the same... hmmmm much love to you Nikki and thank you for giving us the best of you over the years. Everything must change Nothing stays the same Everyone must change No one stays the same The young become the old And mysteries do unfold Cause that's the way of time Nothing and no one goes unchanged There are not many things in life You can be sure of Except rain comes from the clouds Sun lights up the sky And hummingbirds do fly Winter turns to spring A wounded heart will heal But never much too soon Yes everything must change The young become the old And mysteries do unfold Cause that's the way of time Nothing and no one goes unchanged There are not many things in life You can be sure of Except rain comes from the clouds Sun lights up the sky And butterflies do fly Rain comes from the clouds Sun lights up the sky And music And music Makes me cry

People evolve. What a fascinating woman!

Oh wow, I love you. What a beautiful mind, you are🌹

Hey Happy Birthday Nikki !

I love how she refers to Trump as "That Fool" and "Fool". LOL!

Happy Birthday Nikki Giovanni

I love her and her work.... And my last name is Atkinson too lol!!!

One of my favorite people to ever walk the planet. #NikkiGiovanni

Yep!

I love this woman!!!