Anger is a Gift centers on Moss Jeffries, a teenager whose father was murdered by an Oakland police officer several years ago — leaving Moss with not only intense grief, but also panic attacks. Now, in his sophomore year of high school, things haven’t gotten any easier. In fact, the Oakland police officers have been stationed in the halls of his school, where they treat Moss and his classmates like criminals. As the students push back against the administration oppressing them, Moss begins to realize that his anger can be used to fuel the fight to make things right.