Nikki Giovanni spoke and read her poetry in the Walnut Building on the Penn State campus on Friday, April 6, 1973. She spoke about the relevance of fraternities and sororities, the all-volunteer army, the importance of traveling to Africa, black men dating white women, and communication between men and women. Giovanni read several of her favorite poems, including "Revolutionary dreams, " "Communication, " "Butterflies, " and "All I Gotta Do."