Sun., Jul. 17 at 11 p.m. on WKAR WORLD 23.2 & STREAMING | Arkansas high school writers and performers seek healing and justice for their community.
In the Arkansas Delta, high school students Montae and Ray join an after-school club – the Central Rap Squad – and begin writing hip hop music to cope with personal traumas.
When their rural town prepares to vote on a proposal that would raise property taxes in order to build a new public high school, the young men shift their focus from inner healing to social action, using their music and platform to fight for a more equitable future.
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