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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

'Cause I figured if I couldn'tget along with the dean, I'm not gonna makeit the second...

'Cause I figured if I couldn't
get along with the dean, I'm not gonna make
it the second time

Full Transcript

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'Cause I figured if I couldn't get along with the dean,
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I'm not gonna make it the second time.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:12
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.
How important was John O Killens's workshop - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
How important was John O Killens's workshop
John Killens had - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
John Killens had
David asked everybody to write something. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
David asked everybody to write something.
That was my first experience in publishing, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
That was my first experience in publishing,
I went to New York, I think I was 22, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
I went to New York, I think I was 22,
And in writing, one of the skills - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
And in writing, one of the skills
And this is like, this is when Nikki was crazy. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
And this is like, this is when Nikki was crazy.
New York is, you know, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
New York is, you know,
I went down and introduced myself - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:10
I went down and introduced myself
His position was, "What do I get?" - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
His position was, "What do I get?"
What do you need?" - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
What do you need?"
Ninety-nine people and you'll have to pay me." - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
Ninety-nine people and you'll have to pay me."
My friend, Morgan Freeman, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
My friend, Morgan Freeman,
But Birdland sits, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
But Birdland sits,
And then, the line - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
And then, the line
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?