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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

But one of the things that definitely happenedto people my age is that we had choices

But one of the things that definitely happened
to people my age is that we had choices

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But one of the things
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that definitely happened to people my age
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is that we had choices.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:34
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.
We could tell our grandmothers we can't do it. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
We could tell our grandmothers we can't do it.
It was way easier - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
It was way easier
The new Rich's - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
The new Rich's
But the day that the kids were bombed in Birmingham. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
But the day that the kids were bombed in Birmingham.
And all of the old women... that's when adults were adults... - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
And all of the old women... that's when adults were adu...
All of the old women and men went to churches - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
All of the old women and men went to churches
And she said "Nikki" and I thought, "Uh-huh." - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
And she said "Nikki" and I thought, "Uh-huh.&...
She said, "Nikki, we decided we're going to picket." - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
She said, "Nikki, we decided we're going to picket...
Then she said, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
Then she said,
"...Yes, Grandmother." - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:18
"...Yes, Grandmother."
♪ Go, go, go Go, go, go Bulldogs ♪ - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:14
♪ Go, go, go Go, go, go Bulldogs ♪
I asked a waitress for a hamburger and a Coke. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
I asked a waitress for a hamburger and a Coke.
I said, "I'm sorry, our management - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:18
I said, "I'm sorry, our management
But they were still excluded from eating - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
But they were still excluded from eating
The first time you were expelled after a run-in - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
The first time you were expelled after a run-in
Your grandmother was very much in your corner, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
Your grandmother was very much in your corner,
Dean Cheatham and I had different visions - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
Dean Cheatham and I had different visions
But I also realized, you know, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
But I also realized, you know,
It's all in my head, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
It's all in my head,
Could I have enrolled at University of Cincinnati - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
Could I have enrolled at University of Cincinnati