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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

And someone picked up thatmoan and a song was raised, and that song wouldoffer comfort and...

And someone picked up that
moan and a song was raised, and that song would
offer comfort and hope and tell the story."

Full Transcript

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And someone picked up that moan and a song was raised,
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and that song would offer comfort and hope
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and tell the story."
Duration
10 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
01:30:02
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.
I had no idea what I was gonna see, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:10
I had no idea what I was gonna see,
So many people writing in books, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
So many people writing in books,
So, I don't know much about people before us, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
So, I don't know much about people before us,
I would like to see young people, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
I would like to see young people,
I'm not talking about creating a language, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
I'm not talking about creating a language,
We're talking about a Black renaissance, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
We're talking about a Black renaissance,
Well, I think it’s really cool, how you could have - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
Well, I think it’s really cool, how you could have
But to be able to speak like that, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
But to be able to speak like that,
So, I hope I can do that at that age, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
So, I hope I can do that at that age,
I'm a space freak. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
I'm a space freak.
I was able to go - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:12
I was able to go
And the Supersonic... SST, goes up 70,000 feet, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
And the Supersonic... SST, goes up 70,000 feet,
And at 70,000 feet, you can see the curve of the Earth. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
And at 70,000 feet, you can see the curve of the Earth.
And I always wanted to be able to go - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
And I always wanted to be able to go
Dr. Bolden said to me, you know, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
Dr. Bolden said to me, you know,
You could do that, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:10
You could do that,
Because I'm 76 now, and maybe by the time I'm 80, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
Because I'm 76 now, and maybe by the time I'm 80,
And when I'm 80, I'll go up - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
And when I'm 80, I'll go up
And then, you know, I'm gonna do what everybody else does, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
And then, you know, I'm gonna do what everybody else do...
There's a door there. And I want... just open the door - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
There's a door there. And I want... just open the door