Here are five themes from 'Good Trouble' that hit home in 2020.
Renewed hope that change is coming"When people say nothing has changed, well, that’s not true," Porter says, pointing to the historic involvement of all 50 states in today's anti-racism protests, which"was not the case in the 1960s."
Porter also referred to the increased representation of racial minorities and women in Congress, including Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar, all of whom participated in the film.didn't address his treatment in the documentary because the film was finalized before Lewis received his diagnosis, says Porter, who screened it for the congressman in his home in Washington, D.C.
"I went to his house and I was really nervous because I knew he had been diagnosed. I knew he was in treatment," Porter told USA TODAY."We watched together and he kept saying, 'It’s so powerful.' To which I was like, 'Your life is so powerful.'"Alex Trebek to Rep. John Lewis:
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