{"id":197343,"date":"2020-07-19T17:36:54","date_gmt":"2020-07-19T16:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=197343"},"modified":"2020-07-19T17:37:05","modified_gmt":"2020-07-19T16:37:05","slug":"you-should-watch-the-excellent-john-lewis-documentary-good-trouble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=197343","title":{"rendered":"You should watch the excellent John Lewis documentary, &#039;Good Trouble&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\">\n<p>Georgia Congessman John Lewis died on Friday at the age of 80. You should take some time to learn about his life and work in the Dawn Porter-directed documentary, <em>John Lewis: Good Trouble<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The Civil Rights icon leaves behind the legacy of a fighter for peace who spent the bulk of his time on Earth working to ensure equal treatment for people of color in the United States. He was the last living member of the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Big_Six_(activists)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Big Six<\/a>&#8221; group of Civil Rights activists who helped organize and spoke at the 1963 March on Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Martin Luther King, Jr. was also a member of that group, and the March on Washington is where he delivered his famous &#8220;I Have a Dream&#8221; speech. Lewis shared the stage that day, and was even <a href=\"https:\/\/wapo.st\/3fSLlTf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">asked by his peers<\/a> to tone his own remarks down.<\/p>\n<p>That fight never left him. Lewis himself acknowledged as much in Dec. 2019 when he shared the news that he&#8217;d been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have been in some kind of fight \u2013 for freedom, equality, basic human rights \u2013 for nearly my entire life. I have never faced a fight quite like the one I have now,&#8221; Lewis said in <a href=\"https:\/\/johnlewis.house.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/rep-john-lewis-undergoing-cancer-treatment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a statement<\/a> released at the time. &#8220;I have decided to do what I know to do and do what I have always done: I am going to fight it and keep fighting for the Beloved Community. We still have many bridges to cross.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"vplayer\"><iframe allowautoplay=\"\" data-channel=\"Magnolia Pictures &amp; Magnet Releasing\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z_oEkOdIXdo\" data-template=\"embedded\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Porter&#8217;s documentary presents a picture of the man who found his voice during a politically and socially turbulent period in U.S. history. He was inspired as a young activist after hearing King, Jr. speak in the 1950s, and the movie charts his path through that time to the March on Washington and the political battles that would follow.<\/p>\n<p><em>Good Trouble<\/em> also lives on as a worthy standard-bearer of Lewis&#8217;s legacy as a defender of equal rights. It looks at his storied life and career in the context of our current moment, with a particular focus on the 2018 midterm election. Lewis worked as both an activist and a politician to protect the voting rights of Black Americans, and the documentary preaches that message in a way that the departed Congressman no longer can.<\/p>\n<p>The documentary&#8217;s title, it should be noted, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/repjohnlewis\/status\/1011991303599607808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">comes straight from Lewis<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Do not get lost in a sea of despair,&#8221; he wrote in June 2018, months ahead of the midterm election. &#8220;Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You can stream <em>Good Trouble<\/em> as a rental right now through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnlewisgoodtrouble.com\/watch-at-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a number of content providers<\/a>, including Amazon and YouTube.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Not many of us get to live to see our own legacy play out in such a meaningful, remarkable way. John Lewis did:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KbVfYt5CeQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/KbVfYt5CeQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Barack Obama (@BarackObama) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarackObama\/status\/1284358592083169280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 18, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The most humble of heroes, the most brave of giants. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/repjohnlewis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@repjohnlewis<\/a> loved unconditionally and called upon us all to be a better version of ourselves. He was my Congressman and my best example of true servant leadership. I am grateful for his life and the joy of having known him. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HC23WElOtV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/HC23WElOtV<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\u2014 Keisha Lance Bottoms (@KeishaBottoms) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KeishaBottoms\/status\/1284479004838449153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 18, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">God has welcomed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/repjohnlewis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@repjohnlewis<\/a> home. Defender of justice. Champion of right. Our conscience, he was a griot of this modern age, one who saw its hatred but fought ever towards the light. And never once did he begrudge sharing its beauty. I loved him &amp; will miss him. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JohnLewis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#JohnLewis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XNbiEsClQl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/XNbiEsClQl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/staceyabrams\/status\/1284332728218013696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 18, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Well-loved. <\/p>\n<p>Well-lived. <\/p>\n<p>Well done. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aAFeYRRR78\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/aAFeYRRR78<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Be A King (@BerniceKing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BerniceKing\/status\/1284488542689910785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 18, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We continue to march because it continues to be necessary.<\/p>\n<p>We continue to march because we know justice is within reach. <\/p>\n<p>Thank you, John Lewis, for showing us all that change is possible. May you Rest in Peace\u270a????.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vtnwUIqIYu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/vtnwUIqIYu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ilhan\/status\/1284483041327546368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 18, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My heart is saddened. Last night John Lewis died, but for 80 years he showed us how to truly live.<\/p>\n<p>Our hero is with God.<\/p>\n<p>May we be his legacy.<\/p>\n<p>May we love as courageously; serve as humbly; and until justice rolls down like water, may we always cause Good Trouble. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5RSEAAcJlt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/5RSEAAcJlt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoryBooker\/status\/1284491618238832641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 18, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We are made in the image of God, and then there is John Lewis. He was truly one-of-a-kind, a moral compass who always knew where to point us and which direction to march. To John\u2019s family, friends, staff, and constituents, Jill and I send you our love and prayers.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/1284492109496619009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 18, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">John Lewis was the truest kind of patriot. He believed America could be better, even live up to its highest founding ideals of equality &amp; liberty for all. He made good trouble to help us get there. Now it\u2019s up to the rest of us to carry on his work. Rest in power, my friend. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a3gEAiMzp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/a3gEAiMzp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HillaryClinton\/status\/1284486698240552962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 18, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 5 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9258826580\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/entertainment\/11037\/you-should-watch-the-excellent-john-lewis-documentary-good-trouble\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 3 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2884989920\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Georgia Congessman John Lewis died on Friday at the age of 80. 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