POV: "WE ARE THE RADICAL MONARCHS"
PBS, 9:00 p.m. ET
SEASON PREMIERE: This is the Season 35 premiere of P.O.V., a remarkable achievement in itself. And the documentary series, as valuable a part of PBS nonfiction programming as Frontline, begins its new season with We Are the Radical Monarchs, a documentary about a group of Girl Scouts-like members in Oakland, CA, and their two somewhat radical troop leaders. The organization, aimed at spreading to chapters nationwide and specifically offered to young girls of color, offers a program that takes three years to complete, and gives out a series of merit badges for completing tasks – except the tasks, in this case, involve advocating for social justice, and pursuing aggressive support of racial and economic equality. Director Linda Goldstein Knowlton, in this film, follows the Radical Monarchs for three years – and they’re amazing years, in retrospect, for a group engaged in activism, because the period covered include the protests in Ferguson, the birth of the Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements, and the election of Donald Trump. Check local listings.