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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

When all, for lackof a better word, the shit hits the fan,you're still gonna stand up -...

When all, for lack
of a better word, the shit hits the fan,
you're still gonna stand up - and do the right thing.
- Mm-hmm

Full Transcript

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When all, for lack of a better word,
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the shit hits the fan, you're still gonna stand up
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- and do the right thing. - Mm-hmm.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:02
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.
Our people have. The history of our people - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
Our people have. The history of our people
And it's our duty to tell that story. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
And it's our duty to tell that story.
It's just that he couldn't find a job, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
It's just that he couldn't find a job,
And his dream was not realizable - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
And his dream was not realizable
So he became a Latin teacher in a local high school - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
So he became a Latin teacher in a local high school
So, I will continue to do - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
So, I will continue to do
And my son should not have to fight - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
And my son should not have to fight
During the age of segregation - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:12
During the age of segregation
But we went to Church each Sunday - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:13
But we went to Church each Sunday
I'm a native Tennessean, I was born there, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:17
I'm a native Tennessean, I was born there,
My father got a scholarship - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
My father got a scholarship
And it says, "When you see her, you surely must - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
And it says, "When you see her, you surely must
It was a stormy relationship - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:11
It was a stormy relationship
I shared a bedroom with my sister, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
I shared a bedroom with my sister,
When you start to look at things that have been - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
When you start to look at things that have been
If this is what it appears to me, this is asphalt. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
If this is what it appears to me, this is asphalt.
Have difficulties as a kid, what you have to do is, uh... - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
Have difficulties as a kid, what you have to do is, uh...
You have to have an imagination, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
You have to have an imagination,
I automatically wipe my eyes - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
I automatically wipe my eyes
Maybe I will learn. My mother did - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:11
Maybe I will learn. My mother did