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Born as Yolande Cornelia Giovanni, Jr. In Knoxville, Tennessee
Born Yolande Cornelia Giovanni, Jr., on 7 June in Knoxville General Hospital, Knoxville, Tennessee -
She received a diploma from Fisk University with honors in History.
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Giovanni first poetry collection, Black Feeling Black sold 2,000 copies in its first year
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Gave birth to Thomas Watson Giovanni,her only child
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Diagnosed with lung cancer
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Giovanni was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album.
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Giovanni read poetry at the Lincoln Memorial As a part of the bicentennial celebration of Lincoln's birth Giovanni read several of her poems at the Lincoln Memorial.
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Giovanni gave birth to her only child, Thomas Watson Giovanni, on August 31, 1969