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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

"I usedto dream militant dreams of taking over America to show these White folkshow it...

"I used
to dream militant dreams of taking over America to show these White folks
how it should be done

Full Transcript

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"I used to dream militant dreams
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of taking over America
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to show these White folks how it should be done.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:59:50
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.
I used to dream radical dreams of blowing everyone away - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:10
I used to dream radical dreams of blowing everyone away
I even used to think I'd be the one to stop the riot - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
I even used to think I'd be the one to stop the riot
In the evolution of your career, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
In the evolution of your career,
- Do you agree? - No. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
- Do you agree? - No.
There is some really strong - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
There is some really strong
You see, you have a poem that begins - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
You see, you have a poem that begins
The poem ends though, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:16
The poem ends though,
There are people who express some disappointment - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
There are people who express some disappointment
I'm real sorry, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
I'm real sorry,
In Washington today, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
In Washington today,
Harry Belafonte, Senator Lowell Weicker, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
Harry Belafonte, Senator Lowell Weicker,
They are but a few of the hundreds of Americans - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
They are but a few of the hundreds of Americans
Nikki Giovanni is strongly opposed to apartheid - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
Nikki Giovanni is strongly opposed to apartheid
Our protests and the protests of so many - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:11
Our protests and the protests of so many
I've done a lot to bring Africa, South Africa particularly, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
I've done a lot to bring Africa, South Africa particula...
This is a movement right now at the top. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
This is a movement right now at the top.
You've got traditional Black leadership group, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
You've got traditional Black leadership group,
I just don't see no little old church ladies, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
I just don't see no little old church ladies,
Or you will become what you don't want to be." - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
Or you will become what you don't want to be."
And she said, "You know, Nikki. Your father's in a hospital." - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
And she said, "You know, Nikki. Your father's in a...