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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

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And then, the line went out, and then the
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And then, the line
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went out, and then the line turned a corner.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:48
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 by that time - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
And by that time
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.