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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

That he can benothing in the streets and so fearful in his home

That he can be
nothing in the streets and so fearful in his home

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That he can be nothing in the streets
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and so fearful in his home.
Duration
7 seconds
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38
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:52
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.
That he can be brutalized by some White person somewhere, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
That he can be brutalized by some White person somewhere,
- It's got to... - the same way - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
- It's got to... - the same way
Which perpetuates... I mean, you take somebody like me - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
Which perpetuates... I mean, you take somebody like me
But, Nikki, it's also true that since your mother - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
But, Nikki, it's also true that since your mother
You say mistreated, or I say mistreated, no. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
You say mistreated, or I say mistreated, no.
But in the per... In the mind of the person who is doing it, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
But in the per... In the mind of the person who is doing it,
Let's say, in the mind of, let's say, your father, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
Let's say, in the mind of, let's say, your father,
I'm not gonna deal with the cracker - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
I'm not gonna deal with the cracker
He knows that he is not being treated - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
He knows that he is not being treated
Okay? In order to, like, get that together - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
Okay? In order to, like, get that together
Which becomes like a phenomenon to me, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
Which becomes like a phenomenon to me,
If you can follow what I'm saying, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
If you can follow what I'm saying,
And that's unfortunate because I need love. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
And that's unfortunate because I need love.
The one thing that I did know - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
The one thing that I did know
So, I wrote a poem, "Nikki-Rosa." - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
So, I wrote a poem, "Nikki-Rosa."
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