After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionell Magee's life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe his contemporaries.

A biography of African American author and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston, the first black woman to enter the American literary canon. This acclaimed film uses Zora's film footage, and weaves a reenactment of an actual 1943 radio interview with Zora, played by Kim Brockington.

A divorced blues musician finds the town nymphomaniac badly beaten by the roadside and vows to nurse her back to health and cure her of her addiction.

The story of the relationship between a prominent high school football coach in a small South Carolina town and the illiterate, mentally-challenged man nicknamed Radio whom he mentors. Although their friendship raises some eyebrows at first, Radio's growth under the coach's guidance ultimately inspires the local townsfolk.

IIn a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives. Based on Ruben Santiago-Hudson's autobiographical play about his relationship with his guardian Rachel Crosby, set in 1950's and 1960's Lackawanna, New York. After the separation of his parents, young Ruben, a part-black, part-Hispanic child, is sent to live in a small-scale boarding house run by...

Follows the activities of the detectives and lawyers who investigate and prosecute criminals in New York City.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Terry McMillan's exuberant return to the four unforgettable heroines of Waiting to Exhale.

Waiting to Exhale was more than just a bestselling novel—its publication was a watershed moment in literary history. McMillan's sassy and vibrant story about four black women struggling to find love and their place in the world touched a cultural nerve, inspired a blockbuster...