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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

"When I was a teenager, I used to sit onfront porch steps conversing the gym teacher'sson...

"When I was a teenager, I used to sit on
front porch steps conversing the gym teacher's
son with embryonic eyes about the essential
essence of the universe, recognizing the basic
powerlessness of me

Full Transcript

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"When I was a teenager,
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I used to sit on front porch steps
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conversing the gym teacher's son with embryonic eyes
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about the essential essence of the universe,
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recognizing the basic powerlessness of me.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:45:25
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.
But then I went to college - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
But then I went to college
And not just real through withdrawal - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:11
And not just real through withdrawal
So catatonic emotions - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:10
So catatonic emotions
For a while, progress was made - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
For a while, progress was made
'Cause I wrote a book and found a love, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:15
'Cause I wrote a book and found a love,
Then Hammarskjöld was killed, and Lumumba was killed, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:12
Then Hammarskjöld was killed, and Lumumba was killed,
And Schwerner, Chaney, and Goodman were killed, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
And Schwerner, Chaney, and Goodman were killed,
And sometimes I wonder why I didn't become a debutante - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:16
And sometimes I wonder why I didn't become a debutante
Instead of a for real Black person - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
Instead of a for real Black person
I'm not in the least denying it, 'cause you're perfectly right. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
I'm not in the least denying it, 'cause you'r...
I'm not being a missionary - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
I'm not being a missionary
I don't think that that's a question, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
I don't think that that's a question,
In any case, my father and my father's father - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
In any case, my father and my father's father
'Cause, like, I deserve, you know, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
'Cause, like, I deserve, you know,
- Mm-hmm. - You know, whatever that means. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
- Mm-hmm. - You know, whatever that means.
Well, I... personally, I'm just not interested - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
Well, I... personally, I'm just not interested
I'm not interested in the president or a Congress. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
I'm not interested in the president or a Congress.
For the first two years I was in New York, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
For the first two years I was in New York,
But then after I had Thomas, I had responsibilities, right? - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
But then after I had Thomas, I had responsibilities, right?
And I didn't have a job and didn't want a job, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:13
And I didn't have a job and didn't want a job,