Brick City [2 Discs] [DVD]

Brick City is a provocative and eye-opening documentary series that fans out around the city of Newark, New Jersey to capture the daily drama of a community striving to become a better, safer, stronger place to live. Against great odds, Newark's citizens and it's Mayor, Cory Booker, fight to raise the city out of a half century of violence, poverty and corruption. Booker, an outspoken and charismatic mayor who many compare to Barack Obama, works with Police Director Garry McCarthy, youth mentors, Blood and Crip gang members and other citizens on the front line to bring peace and prosperity to their once-proud city. Bringing to life the true challenges and adventures of social transformation and urban renewal, Brick City goes from City Hall to the street to create a vivid portrait of a city at a critical moment in history.

This documentary series takes place in and around Newark, New Jersey, where the community and Mayor Cory Booker work to reduce violence, poverty, and corruption