The Pushouts
PRESENTED BY: Meaningful Movies in Santa BarbaraI WAS IN PRISON BEFORE I WAS EVEN BORN. So begins the story of Dr. Victor Rios who, by 15, was a high school dropout and gang member with three felony convictions and a death wish. But when a teacher’s quiet persistence, a mentor’s moral conviction, and his best friend’s murder converge, Rios’s path takes an unexpected turn. Through Rios’s personal lens and its interplay with the stories of the youth of Yo!Watts, “The Pushouts” interrogates crucial questions of race, class, and power – and the promise and perils of education – at a particularly urgent time.
Special Guests: Dr. Victor Rios; Dr. Rebeca Mireles Rios
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