Street Fight: That’s the title of another political film that comes recommended by me. The 2005 documentary is made relevant, again, by Thursday’s indictment of Sharpe James, the former-Mayor of Newark, New Jersey:
The movie documents novice politician Cory Booker’s run against Mayor Sharpe James — and James’ old-school political machine. Here’s the trailer for the film Street Fight:
Booker eventually wins the Mayor’s race in Newark, a city that has long struggled with issues of violence and corruption. But the city Booker oversees still faces an increasing murder rate; and Booker, himself, still faces serious and calculated opposition from political opponents:
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The effects of the War on Drugs has pissed off another American Mayor, Newark’s Cory Booker:
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