Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater, this special combines elements of that production - including powerful readings from Coates’ book - with documentary footage from the actors’ home life, archival footage, and animation.
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Writer
Kamilah Forbes
Director
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Self
Angela Bassett
Self
Alicia Garza
Self
Jharrel Jerome
Self
Janet Mock
Self
Joe Morton
Self
Wendell Pierce
Self
Phylicia Rashād
Self
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez
Self
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