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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

So we journey forth,carrying the same baggage, but every now and then, leaving one...

So we journey forth,
carrying the same baggage, but every now and then, leaving one little
bitty thing behind." "Maybe not whipping
Uncle Tom to death

Full Transcript

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So we journey forth, carrying the same baggage,
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but every now and then,
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leaving one little bitty thing behind."
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"Maybe not whipping Uncle Tom to death.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:23:37
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.
One day looking for prejudice to slip, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
One day looking for prejudice to slip,
One day maybe the whole community - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
One day maybe the whole community
Maybe one day the Jewish community will be at rest, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
Maybe one day the Jewish community will be at rest,
And all the rest of us will get great meals at holy days, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
And all the rest of us will get great meals at holy days,
And it’s an honor to introduce this woman - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
And it’s an honor to introduce this woman
She's an activist, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
She's an activist,
She's original Black girl magic, motherfuckers. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
She's original Black girl magic, motherfuckers.
Give it up for Nikki, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
Give it up for Nikki,
Give her a big warm welcome, Afropunk, put them up! - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
Give her a big warm welcome, Afropunk, put them up!
Because nobody on Earth has any sense enough - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:10
Because nobody on Earth has any sense enough
We have got to send Black women, we've got to ask Black women, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:15
We have got to send Black women, we've got to ask Black...
You talk to those people who can hear you, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
You talk to those people who can hear you,
You know, what you have to do - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
You know, what you have to do
You know, who needs the rest of it, really! - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
You know, who needs the rest of it, really!
- I'm not pessimistic... - You got far too much energy - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
- I'm not pessimistic... - You got far too much energy
"The captain knew they were in trouble - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:10
"The captain knew they were in trouble
But they could look out and still see signs of home, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
But they could look out and still see signs of home,
But there reached a point where the captured - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
But there reached a point where the captured
There was nothing in the middle of the deep blue water - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
There was nothing in the middle of the deep blue water
And it was that moment when a decision had to be made. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
And it was that moment when a decision had to be made.