Starbucks Entertainment (Firm)
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She is a smart girl, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah decides to participate in a spelling bee to avoid detention for her many absences. Much to her surprise and embarrassment, she wins. Her principal asks her to seek coaching from...
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Akeelah Anderson, an eleven-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words, earns a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee and unites her neighborhood, which witnesses the courage and inspiration of one amazing little girl.
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Betty & Coretta: Two extraordinary women-Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Dr. Betty Shabazz, wife of Malcolm X-come to life in this Lifetime Movie Network movie. After their husbands' tragic assassinations, they developed a unique friendship spanning three decades as they carried on the Civil Rights movement while supporting their families as single mothers. Through their strength and dignity, they became role models for millions...