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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

So, I wrote apoem, "Nikki-Rosa." Childhood remembrancesare always a drag, but I also knew...

So, I wrote a
poem, "Nikki-Rosa." Childhood remembrances
are always a drag, but I also knew it could
not determine who I was

Full Transcript

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So, I wrote a poem, "Nikki-Rosa."
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Childhood remembrances are always a drag,
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but I also knew it could not determine who I was.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
65
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:25
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.
So I'm gonna write a line - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:11
So I'm gonna write a line
Well, you want something that I'm obviously, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:11
Well, you want something that I'm obviously,
And I knew that it was Saturday, so I knew what to expect. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
And I knew that it was Saturday, so I knew what to expect.
You're wanting me to go - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
You're wanting me to go
And I refuse to be unhappy about something - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
And I refuse to be unhappy about something
So, I selected happiness - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
So, I selected happiness
"I brush my teeth, I smile, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
"I brush my teeth, I smile,
I think I'll run away with the ants - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
I think I'll run away with the ants
And I like Christmas okay, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
And I like Christmas okay,
And it's like, "Whoa, what is wrong with you?" - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
And it's like, "Whoa, what is wrong with you?"...
I wanna know where was Mr. Santa Claus - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
I wanna know where was Mr. Santa Claus
But the minute they needed something, right? - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
But the minute they needed something, right?
One foggy Christmas Eve, then Santa's there, you know, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
One foggy Christmas Eve, then Santa's there, you know,
He should have. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
He should have.
Some of us in this room are in some ways different. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
Some of us in this room are in some ways different.
And I just wanted to say, you know, remember Rudolph - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:14
And I just wanted to say, you know, remember Rudolph
Because anybody that has any talent in this room - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
Because anybody that has any talent in this room
Whether you can sing, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
Whether you can sing,
And so what you wanna do is go on with your life. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
And so what you wanna do is go on with your life.
Because at some point you're gonna find somebody - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
Because at some point you're gonna find somebody