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Also Known As Yolande Cornelia Giovanni, Jr.
Born June 7, 1943 • Knoxville • Tennessee
Died December 9, 2024 (aged 81) • Virginia
Notable Works “Gemini” • “Sacred Cows…and Other Edibles”
Movement / Style Black Arts movement

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