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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

So, Nikki, say something about the role of friends

So, Nikki, say something about the role of friends

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So, Nikki, say something about
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the role of friends...
Duration
10 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:12
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.
- And... - That's why - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
- And... - That's why
- I'm not friendly. - You're the last person - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
- I'm not friendly. - You're the last person
I'm fortunate, you know, that I'm polite, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
I'm fortunate, you know, that I'm polite,
I know, Nikki, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
I know, Nikki,
You sure write in a collective sense. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
You sure write in a collective sense.
- You write for all of us. - But, Johnnetta... - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
- You write for all of us. - But, Johnnetta...
I honestly think that the most important word to me is duty. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
I honestly think that the most important word to me is duty.
When all, for lack of a better word, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
When all, for lack of a better word,
Our people have. The history of our people - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
Our people have. The history of our people
And it's our duty to tell that story. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
And it's our duty to tell that story.
It's just that he couldn't find a job, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
It's just that he couldn't find a job,
And his dream was not realizable - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
And his dream was not realizable
So he became a Latin teacher in a local high school - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
So he became a Latin teacher in a local high school
So, I will continue to do - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
So, I will continue to do
And my son should not have to fight - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
And my son should not have to fight
During the age of segregation - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:12
During the age of segregation
But we went to Church each Sunday - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:13
But we went to Church each Sunday
I'm a native Tennessean, I was born there, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:17
I'm a native Tennessean, I was born there,
My father got a scholarship - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
My father got a scholarship
And it says, "When you see her, you surely must - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
And it says, "When you see her, you surely must