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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

Here in the Apollo Theater, our card-carrying members

Here in the Apollo Theater, our card-carrying members

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Here in the Apollo Theater,
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our card-carrying members...
Duration
8 seconds
Views
42
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:00
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.
Of the Nikki Giovanni fan club. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
Of the Nikki Giovanni fan club.
So, Nikki, say something about - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:10
So, Nikki, say something about
- And... - That's why - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
- And... - That's why
- I'm not friendly. - You're the last person - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
- I'm not friendly. - You're the last person
I'm fortunate, you know, that I'm polite, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
I'm fortunate, you know, that I'm polite,
I know, Nikki, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
I know, Nikki,
You sure write in a collective sense. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
You sure write in a collective sense.
- You write for all of us. - But, Johnnetta... - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
- You write for all of us. - But, Johnnetta...
I honestly think that the most important word to me is duty. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
I honestly think that the most important word to me is duty.
When all, for lack of a better word, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
When all, for lack of a better word,
Our people have. The history of our people - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
Our people have. The history of our people
And it's our duty to tell that story. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
And it's our duty to tell that story.
It's just that he couldn't find a job, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
It's just that he couldn't find a job,
And his dream was not realizable - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
And his dream was not realizable
So he became a Latin teacher in a local high school - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
So he became a Latin teacher in a local high school
So, I will continue to do - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
So, I will continue to do
And my son should not have to fight - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
And my son should not have to fight
During the age of segregation - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:12
During the age of segregation
But we went to Church each Sunday - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:13
But we went to Church each Sunday
I'm a native Tennessean, I was born there, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:17
I'm a native Tennessean, I was born there,