A teacher in a disadvantaged community rebels against a system that neglects many of its vulnerable students. Gloria Merriex transforms into a trailblazer, using rap, dance and other innovations to enable children to thrive in school—and beyond.
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Tamara Tunie as Narrator (voice)
Gloria Jean Merriex as Self (archive footage)
Don Pemberton as Self
Leanetta McNealy as Self
Angela Terrell as Self
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