Bruce Franks Jr From MTV's St Louis Superman
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St. Louis native Bruce Franks Jr., is a battle rapper (known as Ooop’s) who became a community activist after the 2014 events of Ferguson, Mo., and was later elected to...
show moreFollowing the community unrest in Ferguson, Bruce began mentoring youth and lending guidance to those in need. He was later appointed as Police Community Liaison for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, where he was instrumental with fostering the Minority Recruitment Class program. Franks’ work helped usher thirty-seven people of color into the police academy in 2015-2016.
One year later, Bruce ran for and won the election to be the State Representative in the 78th District, where he tirelessly pushed his priorities of fighting crime, getting guns off the streets, and encouraging minorities to become police officers.
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