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Preview: Special | 30s
Coming Soon to PBS: Meet Dr. Victor Rios, a high school dropout and former gang member turned award-winning professor, author and expert on the school to prison pipeline, who works with young people who have been pushed out of school for reasons beyond their control.
Aired: 12/20/19
Video has closed captioning.‘It Really Haunts Me Every Day’
Victor wrestles with the difficult task of leaving his young people at the end of the day.
‘I Don’t Want to Be Vulnerable’
Victor Rios joined a gang at 14 years old, looking for protection and security.
Education, Rebellion, and Hope
Kadhir Rajagopal, a former student of Rios, discusses education and rebellion.
Meet Dr. Victor Rios a former gang member working with youth being “pushed out” of school.
Willie Velasquez: Your Vote is Your Voice
Meet the pioneering activist whose work transformed the power of the Latino vote.
Explore the legacy of a Hollywood film that highlighted racial divides in the Southwest.
