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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

'Cause it was your grandmother.When things went wrong, it was your grandmother thatsaid,...

'Cause it was your grandmother.
When things went wrong, it was your grandmother that
said, "It'll be all right."

Full Transcript

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'Cause it was your grandmother. When things went wrong,
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it was your grandmother that said, "It'll be all right."
Duration
7 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:44
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.
It's often true, I think, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
It's often true, I think,
And it's my understanding that your grandmother - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
And it's my understanding that your grandmother
You know, you're not that much younger, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
You know, you're not that much younger,
But one of the things - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
But one of the things
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,