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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

I wouldlike to see young people, Black young people,create, basically, their own Black...

I would
like to see young people, Black young people,
create, basically, their own Black language
for better communication

Full Transcript

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I would like to see young people,
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Black young people, create, basically,
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their own Black language for better communication.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
01:33:02
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'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
But to be able to speak like that, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
But to be able to speak like that,
So, I hope I can do that at that age, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
So, I hope I can do that at that age,
I'm a space freak. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
I'm a space freak.
I was able to go - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:12
I was able to go
And the Supersonic... SST, goes up 70,000 feet, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
And the Supersonic... SST, goes up 70,000 feet,
And at 70,000 feet, you can see the curve of the Earth. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
And at 70,000 feet, you can see the curve of the Earth.
And I always wanted to be able to go - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
And I always wanted to be able to go
Dr. Bolden said to me, you know, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
Dr. Bolden said to me, you know,
You could do that, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:10
You could do that,
Because I'm 76 now, and maybe by the time I'm 80, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
Because I'm 76 now, and maybe by the time I'm 80,
And when I'm 80, I'll go up - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
And when I'm 80, I'll go up
And then, you know, I'm gonna do what everybody else does, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
And then, you know, I'm gonna do what everybody else do...
There's a door there. And I want... just open the door - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
There's a door there. And I want... just open the door
And you'll just look out, and you'll see me go and say, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
And you'll just look out, and you'll see me go and...
"To successfully go to Mars and back, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
"To successfully go to Mars and back,
Take some Billie Holiday for the sad days - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
Take some Billie Holiday for the sad days
But always keep at least one good spiritual for comfort." - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
But always keep at least one good spiritual for comfort.&quo...