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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

This is not a poem,this is a summer quilt, log cabin pattern.See that corner piece?

This is not a poem,
this is a summer quilt, log cabin pattern.
See that corner piece?

Full Transcript

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This is not a poem, this is a summer quilt,
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log cabin pattern. See that corner piece?
Duration
7 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
01:22:15
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 was Grandmother's wedding dress, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
That was Grandmother's wedding dress,
This is a bus seat. No, I'm not going to move today. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
This is a bus seat. No, I'm not going to move today.
It is a celebration for the road we have traveled, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
It is a celebration for the road we have traveled,
This is an explosion, the original Big Bang - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
This is an explosion, the original Big Bang
This is about us celebrating ourselves. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
This is about us celebrating ourselves.
Light the candles, this is a rocket. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
Light the candles, this is a rocket.
"We're going to Mars, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:10
"We're going to Mars,
For the very same reason - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
For the very same reason
For the reason we fall in love. It's the only adventure. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
For the reason we fall in love. It's the only adventure...
We're going to Mars because whatever is wrong with us - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
We're going to Mars because whatever is wrong with us
So we journey forth, carrying the same baggage, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:13
So we journey forth, carrying the same baggage,
One day looking for prejudice to slip, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
One day looking for prejudice to slip,
One day maybe the whole community - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
One day maybe the whole community
Maybe one day the Jewish community will be at rest, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
Maybe one day the Jewish community will be at rest,
And all the rest of us will get great meals at holy days, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
And all the rest of us will get great meals at holy days,
And it’s an honor to introduce this woman - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
And it’s an honor to introduce this woman
She's an activist, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
She's an activist,
She's original Black girl magic, motherfuckers. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
She's original Black girl magic, motherfuckers.
Give it up for Nikki, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
Give it up for Nikki,
Give her a big warm welcome, Afropunk, put them up! - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
Give her a big warm welcome, Afropunk, put them up!