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So that the revolution isn't a reaction to Whiteness
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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

So that the revolution isn'ta reaction to Whiteness, but a forwardthrust of Blackness

So that the revolution isn't
a reaction to Whiteness, but a forward
thrust of Blackness

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So that the revolution isn't a reaction to Whiteness,
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but a forward thrust of Blackness.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:05
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.
"Childhood remembrances - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
"Childhood remembrances
And if you become famous or something, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
And if you become famous or something,
And even though you remember, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
And even though you remember,
And another dream goes. And though you're poor - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
And another dream goes. And though you're poor
And though they fought a lot - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
And though they fought a lot
And you and your sister have happy birthdays - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
And you and your sister have happy birthdays
And I really hope no White person ever has cause - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
And I really hope no White person ever has cause
And they'll probably talk about my hard childhood - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:11
And they'll probably talk about my hard childhood
And so there's just something nice about putting seed - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
And so there's just something nice about putting seed
I was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
I was born in Knoxville, Tennessee,
'Cause in our blood is space travel. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
'Cause in our blood is space travel.
Because we've come from a known, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
Because we've come from a known,
If anybody can find what there is in this darkness, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
If anybody can find what there is in this darkness,
Here in the Apollo Theater, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
Here in the Apollo Theater,
Of the Nikki Giovanni fan club. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
Of the Nikki Giovanni fan club.
So, Nikki, say something about - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:10
So, Nikki, say something about
- 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,