From the City of Knoxville:

What: Unveiling of a historical marker honoring award-winning writer and Knoxville native, Nikki Giovanni. A reception will follow at the Beck Cultural Exchange Center.

When: 3 p.m., Tuesday, April 29

Where: Hall of Fame Drive across the street from the Cal Johnson Recreation Center

Who: Nikki Giovanni, Mayor Bill Haslam, Vice Mayor Mark Brown, Avon Rollins, director and CEO of the Beck Cultural Exchange Center will be among the speakers.

The City of Knoxville and the Beck Cultural Exchange Center are placing the historical marker near where the home of Giovanni’s grandparents, John and Louvenia Watson, once stood. Giovanni, a Knoxville native who later moved to Cincinnati with her family, spent her summers there as a child.