A racially complex American city confronts its past and future. When a Black female city councilor, once bussed as a child to hostile neighborhoods, is catapulted to Acting Mayor, she breaks 200 years of white male mayorship. Boston's old school politics are further challenged when the top candidates in the historic 2021 mayoral race are all non-white women.

From the bayous of Louisiana to the arroyos of Albuquerque and everywhere in between, America’s Awesome Kids, GBH Kids’ new series, showcases the cultures and passions of children throughout the country.