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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

And the band played on." Did you see him as the enemy?

And the band played on." Did you see him as the enemy?

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And the band played on."
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Did you see him as the enemy?
Duration
5 seconds
Views
45
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:18
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.
Well, I shouldn't say this on the radio, I guess, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
Well, I shouldn't say this on the radio, I guess,
I decided to move. But the funny thing was, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:11
I decided to move. But the funny thing was,
I don't understand how on one hand - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
I don't understand how on one hand
That he can be nothing in the streets - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
That he can be nothing in the streets
That he can be brutalized by some White person somewhere, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
That he can be brutalized by some White person somewhere,
- It's got to... - the same way - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
- It's got to... - the same way
Which perpetuates... I mean, you take somebody like me - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
Which perpetuates... I mean, you take somebody like me
But, Nikki, it's also true that since your mother - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
But, Nikki, it's also true that since your mother
You say mistreated, or I say mistreated, no. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
You say mistreated, or I say mistreated, no.
But in the per... In the mind of the person who is doing it, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
But in the per... In the mind of the person who is doing it,
Let's say, in the mind of, let's say, your father, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
Let's say, in the mind of, let's say, your father,
I'm not gonna deal with the cracker - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
I'm not gonna deal with the cracker
He knows that he is not being treated - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
He knows that he is not being treated
Okay? In order to, like, get that together - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
Okay? In order to, like, get that together
Which becomes like a phenomenon to me, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
Which becomes like a phenomenon to me,
If you can follow what I'm saying, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
If you can follow what I'm saying,
And that's unfortunate because I need love. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
And that's unfortunate because I need love.
The one thing that I did know - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
The one thing that I did know
So, I wrote a poem, "Nikki-Rosa." - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
So, I wrote a poem, "Nikki-Rosa."
So I'm gonna write a line - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:11
So I'm gonna write a line