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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

Give her a big warm welcome,Afropunk, put them up!

Give her a big warm welcome,
Afropunk, put them up!

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Give her a big warm welcome, Afropunk, put them up!
Duration
6 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
01:24:47
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.
Because nobody on Earth has any sense enough - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:10
Because nobody on Earth has any sense enough
We have got to send Black women, we've got to ask Black women, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:15
We have got to send Black women, we've got to ask Black...
You talk to those people who can hear you, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
You talk to those people who can hear you,
You know, what you have to do - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
You know, what you have to do
You know, who needs the rest of it, really! - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
You know, who needs the rest of it, really!
- I'm not pessimistic... - You got far too much energy - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
- I'm not pessimistic... - You got far too much energy
"The captain knew they were in trouble - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:10
"The captain knew they were in trouble
But they could look out and still see signs of home, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
But they could look out and still see signs of home,
But there reached a point where the captured - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
But there reached a point where the captured
There was nothing in the middle of the deep blue water - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
There was nothing in the middle of the deep blue water
And it was that moment when a decision had to be made. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
And it was that moment when a decision had to be made.
Do they continue forward - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
Do they continue forward
And someone picked up that moan and a song was raised, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:10
And someone picked up that moan and a song was raised,
I had no idea what I was gonna see, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:10
I had no idea what I was gonna see,
So many people writing in books, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
So many people writing in books,
So, I don't know much about people before us, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
So, I don't know much about people before us,
I would like to see young people, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
I would like to see young people,
I'm not talking about creating a language, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
I'm not talking about creating a language,
We're talking about a Black renaissance, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
We're talking about a Black renaissance,
Well, I think it’s really cool, how you could have - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
Well, I think it’s really cool, how you could have