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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

Thank you. I wroteit on the Megabus back home to see my family

Thank you. I wrote
it on the Megabus back home to see my family

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Thank you. I wrote it on the Megabus
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back home to see my family.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
01:07:50
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.
I think that we as writers, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
I think that we as writers,
To our hearts, that we want to share, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
To our hearts, that we want to share,
And somebody comes up to us, you know, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:11
And somebody comes up to us, you know,
But you didn't write that poem to instruct them. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
But you didn't write that poem to instruct them.
Because you had something on your mind or on your heart - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
Because you had something on your mind or on your heart
So it's not that we use our talent - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
So it's not that we use our talent
I know that you can be with a lot of people. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
I know that you can be with a lot of people.
And there's still, there's just part of you - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
And there's still, there's just part of you
I'm fortunate because I'm a poet, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
I'm fortunate because I'm a poet,
We are allowed to speak to the human condition - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:11
We are allowed to speak to the human condition
And we have the ability to contemplate the future - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
And we have the ability to contemplate the future
Somebody has to think the thought - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
Somebody has to think the thought
You have children - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
You have children
So whether it's our literary children, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:12
So whether it's our literary children,
There's no point in me - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
There's no point in me
Lately, I've been trying to think - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
Lately, I've been trying to think
Or those of us who are White, don't you wonder, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
Or those of us who are White, don't you wonder,
Because it's not fair to act like slavery - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
Because it's not fair to act like slavery
But you have a story to tell because it's a part - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
But you have a story to tell because it's a part
I'm 75, which I highly recommend. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
I'm 75, which I highly recommend.