Angela Bassett

What if you met your future soul mate, but were too busy living in the here and now to realize you'd found "the one"?
That's what happened when Courtney B. Vance met Angela Bassett....
They ran for years as friends in the same small circles. They had some hits, but mostly misses with other partners, and they shared one spectacularly dreadful first date together. And then, Courtney and Angela connected.
Experience the up-close-and-personal,...

Trinitee Stokes is an actress, singer, inspirational speaker, and fashion designer who knows how hard it can be to not back down in the face of peer pressure, choose friends who will have your back and treat you right, and discover your own unique talents … all while following your dreams! Since she began entertaining at the age of 3, Trinitee has faced her share of pressure and obstacles on the stage of life and in the world of social media, handling...

Profiles the life and career of Tina Turner, featuring her personal reflections, archival interviews, and contributions from others.

Kat Connor's mother mysteriously disappears, just as Kat is discovering and relishing her newfound sexuality. At first excited by her freedom, Kat soon finds herself confronted with the strange facts of her mother's departure and her own denial about the events surrounding it begin to haunt her.

Chi-Raq is a modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play 'Lysistrata' by Aristophanes. After the murder of a child by a stray bullet, a group of women led by Lysistrata organize against the on-going violence in Chicago's Southside creating a movement that challenges the nature of race, sex and violence in America and around the world.

Joe Gardner is a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town. A misstep takes him from New York City to The Great Before, a fantastical place where new souls get their personalities before going to Earth. Determined to return to his life, Joe teams up with a precocious soul, 22, who has never understood the appeal of the human life. As Joe tries to show 22 what's great about life, he may discover...

After the British Prime Minister passes away under mysterious circumstances, his funeral is a must-attend event for leaders of the western world. However, what starts out as the most protected event on Earth turns into a deadly plot to kill the world's most powerful leaders, and unleash a terrifying vision of the future. Only three people have any hope of stopping it: the President of the United States, his formidable Secret Service head, and an English...

The story of Rosa Parks, the civil rights heroine whose refusal to obey racial bus segregation in Montgomery, Alabama was just one of her acts in her fight for justice.

The life and times of Malcolm X, who, through his conversion to Islam, overcame his deprived and criminal past to become an influential civil rights leader.

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. 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 Dr. Larabee, an English professor, for the more prestigious regional bee. As...