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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

Giveit up for Nikki, poet laureate, sisterextraordinaire

Give
it up for Nikki, poet laureate, sister
extraordinaire

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Give it up for Nikki,
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poet laureate, sister extraordinaire.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
01:24:42
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.
Give her a big warm welcome, Afropunk, put them up! - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
Give her a big warm welcome, Afropunk, put them up!
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,