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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

That was my firstexperience in publishing, and I was just very lucky

That was my first
experience in publishing, and I was just very lucky

Full Transcript

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That was my first experience in publishing,
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and I was just very lucky.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:51
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 went to New York, I think I was 22, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
I went to New York, I think I was 22,
And in writing, one of the skills - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
And in writing, one of the skills
And this is like, this is when Nikki was crazy. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
And this is like, this is when Nikki was crazy.
New York is, you know, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
New York is, you know,
I went down and introduced myself - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:10
I went down and introduced myself
His position was, "What do I get?" - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
His position was, "What do I get?"
What do you need?" - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
What do you need?"
Ninety-nine people and you'll have to pay me." - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
Ninety-nine people and you'll have to pay me."
My friend, Morgan Freeman, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
My friend, Morgan Freeman,
But Birdland sits, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
But Birdland sits,
And then, the line - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
And then, the line
And by that time - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
And by that time
And finally, the reporter came up and said, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:15
And finally, the reporter came up and said,
And he said, "What is this?" - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:10
And he said, "What is this?"
Nobody. So I called my grandmother - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
Nobody. So I called my grandmother
I had 1,000 copies of it. So you have to sell it, right? - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
I had 1,000 copies of it. So you have to sell it, right?
And I sent five copies here, five copies there, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
And I sent five copies here, five copies there,
"Walking down Fifth Avenue - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:11
"Walking down Fifth Avenue
There was a bookstore on this corner - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
There was a bookstore on this corner
Life was difficult for a Black girl with no money, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
Life was difficult for a Black girl with no money,