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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

Thereis some really strong revolutionary poetrysuch as, "Can You Kill." - What has...

There
is some really strong revolutionary poetry
such as, "Can You Kill." - What has changed?
- I've gotten older

Full Transcript

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There is some really strong
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revolutionary poetry such as, "Can You Kill."
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- What has changed? - I've gotten older.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
01:00:30
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.
You see, you have a poem that begins - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
You see, you have a poem that begins
The poem ends though, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:16
The poem ends though,
There are people who express some disappointment - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
There are people who express some disappointment
I'm real sorry, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
I'm real sorry,
In Washington today, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
In Washington today,
Harry Belafonte, Senator Lowell Weicker, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
Harry Belafonte, Senator Lowell Weicker,
They are but a few of the hundreds of Americans - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
They are but a few of the hundreds of Americans
Nikki Giovanni is strongly opposed to apartheid - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
Nikki Giovanni is strongly opposed to apartheid
Our protests and the protests of so many - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:11
Our protests and the protests of so many
I've done a lot to bring Africa, South Africa particularly, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
I've done a lot to bring Africa, South Africa particula...
This is a movement right now at the top. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
This is a movement right now at the top.
You've got traditional Black leadership group, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
You've got traditional Black leadership group,
I just don't see no little old church ladies, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
I just don't see no little old church ladies,
Or you will become what you don't want to be." - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
Or you will become what you don't want to be."
And she said, "You know, Nikki. Your father's in a hospital." - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
And she said, "You know, Nikki. Your father's in a...
He got upset and he's gonna get up - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
He got upset and he's gonna get up
The chair you're leaning on is my chair." - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
The chair you're leaning on is my chair."
And I said, "The bedroom you're going in is my bedroom. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
And I said, "The bedroom you're going in is my bed...
The mattress you're gonna stretch out on is my mattress." - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
The mattress you're gonna stretch out on is my mattress...
And I said, "Lemme tell you what's gonna happen - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
And I said, "Lemme tell you what's gonna happen