It took ages to find this one on streaming. Galvanized by the murder of Michael Brown and the subsequent protests in Ferguson, Missouri, battle rapper Bruce Franks, Jr. ran for and won a seat in the House of Representatives. There, he fought for progressive policies against the predominantly white Republican delegates. This short documentary follows Franks at a crucial moment to get a bill passed that would name youth poverty an epidemic and public health crisis.
This doc is only about 30 minutes long but crams a lot of information about Franks into that half hour. It's an inspiring portrait of what can be done at a local level to improve people's lives as well as a stark reminder of how much we all stand to lose as partisanship destroys communities. It's currently streaming on Paramount+.
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