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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

And by that time New York Times islooking down and seeing predominantly Blackpeople lined...

And by that time New York Times is
looking down and seeing predominantly Black
people lined up

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And by that time
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New York Times is looking down and seeing
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predominantly Black people lined up.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:52
Uploaded
Apr 12, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Rada Studio,Confluential Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,Bertha Doc Society,HBO Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

A look at the life of poet, Nikki Giovanni and the revolutionary historical periods through which she lived, from the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter.
And finally, the reporter came up and said, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:15
And finally, the reporter came up and said,
And he said, "What is this?" - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:10
And he said, "What is this?"
Nobody. So I called my grandmother - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
Nobody. So I called my grandmother
I had 1,000 copies of it. So you have to sell it, right? - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
I had 1,000 copies of it. So you have to sell it, right?
And I sent five copies here, five copies there, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
And I sent five copies here, five copies there,
"Walking down Fifth Avenue - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:11
"Walking down Fifth Avenue
There was a bookstore on this corner - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
There was a bookstore on this corner
Life was difficult for a Black girl with no money, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
Life was difficult for a Black girl with no money,
But passing those bookstores with a confident smoke, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
But passing those bookstores with a confident smoke,
I was lecturing the other day - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
I was lecturing the other day
Talking about Black power. I said, "Look, son, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
Talking about Black power. I said, "Look, son,
Knowledge is power." - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:22
Knowledge is power."
Where were you on April 4th, 1968? - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
Where were you on April 4th, 1968?
"What can I, a poor Black woman, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
"What can I, a poor Black woman,
This is a question with appropriate variations - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
This is a question with appropriate variations
There is one compromise. I can protect those who kill. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
There is one compromise. I can protect those who kill.
There is one cop-out. I can encourage others to kill. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
There is one cop-out. I can encourage others to kill.
The assassination of Martin Luther King - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
The assassination of Martin Luther King
And some honky asked about the reaction. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
And some honky asked about the reaction.
You want to determine how, I, a lover, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
You want to determine how, I, a lover,