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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

In Washington today, Jesse Jackson joined the listof prominent Americans arrested in...

In Washington today, Jesse Jackson joined the list
of prominent Americans arrested in anti-apartheid protests

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In Washington today,
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Jesse Jackson joined the list of prominent Americans arrested
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in anti-apartheid protests.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:41
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.
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
So I write X and you write O and we both win. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
So I write X and you write O and we both win.