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The first time you were expelled after a run-in
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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

The first time you wereexpelled after a run-in with the conservativedean of women

The first time you were
expelled after a run-in with the conservative
dean of women

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The first time you were expelled after a run-in
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with the conservative dean of women.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:27
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.
Your grandmother was very much in your corner, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
Your grandmother was very much in your corner,
Dean Cheatham and I had different visions - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
Dean Cheatham and I had different visions
But I also realized, you know, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
But I also realized, you know,
It's all in my head, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
It's all in my head,
Could I have enrolled at University of Cincinnati - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
Could I have enrolled at University of Cincinnati
But if I'm having a failure at Fisk, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
But if I'm having a failure at Fisk,
So I borrowed a friend's car and drove down - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
So I borrowed a friend's car and drove down
'Cause I figured if I couldn't get along with the dean, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
'Cause I figured if I couldn't get along with the ...
How important was John O Killens's workshop - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
How important was John O Killens's workshop
John Killens had - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
John Killens had
David asked everybody to write something. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
David asked everybody to write something.
That was my first experience in publishing, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
That was my first experience in publishing,
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."