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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

David asked everybodyto write something

David asked everybody
to write something

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David asked everybody to write something.
Duration
5 seconds
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21
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:43
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.
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?
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