Cal State LA forum features world-renowned poet Nikki Giovanni

Cal State LA scholarship recipients pose with special guest Nikki Giovanni and Pan-African Studies Chair Melina Abdullah at an awards dinner during the 10th Annual Pan-African Studies Forum.
(Photo by Ty Washington/Cal State LA)

Cal State LA President William A. Covino welcomes world-renowned poet Nikki Giovanni to the University during the 10th Annual Pan-African Studies Forum.
(Photo by Ty Washington/Cal State LA)

The Department of Pan-African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles presented its 10th Annual Pan-African Studies Forum on May 10, featuring world-renowned poet, writer, activist and educator Nikki Giovanni. Giovanni established herself in her early career as one of the most prominent voices of the Black Arts Movement, with a revolutionary perspective on political, social and cultural experiences.

World renowned poet Nikki Giovanni speaking to a packed house at the Luckman Theatre during the 10th Annual Pan-African Studies Forum on May 10.
(Photo by Ty Washington/Cal State LA)

Over the last 10 years, the Pan-African Studies Forum at Cal State LA has become one of the most vibrant, stimulating gatherings of people committed to advancing Pan-African Studies as the intellectual arm of the wider movement for Black empowerment and racial/social justice.

Pan-African Studies chair Melina Abdullah introduces world-renowned poet Nikki Giovanni during the 10th Annual Pan-African Studies Forum on May 10.
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As a part of the event, Cal State LA students were presented scholarships at an awards dinner in the University-Student Union.

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