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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

I'm real sorry, but I think that myresponsibility in my life is to grow

I'm real sorry, but I think that my
responsibility in my life is to grow

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I'm real sorry,
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but I think that my responsibility in my life
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is to grow.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:19
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.
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...
He got upset and he's gonna get up - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
He got upset and he's gonna get up
The chair you're leaning on is my chair." - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
The chair you're leaning on is my chair."
And I said, "The bedroom you're going in is my bedroom. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
And I said, "The bedroom you're going in is my bed...
The mattress you're gonna stretch out on is my mattress." - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
The mattress you're gonna stretch out on is my mattress...
And I said, "Lemme tell you what's gonna happen - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
And I said, "Lemme tell you what's gonna happen
You're gonna wake up in the morning - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:16
You're gonna wake up in the morning
You will smile and tell your wife every morning - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:12
You will smile and tell your wife every morning
Well, I could've thrown him in the backyard - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
Well, I could've thrown him in the backyard
"Sometimes we share a poem - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:11
"Sometimes we share a poem