Blige, malik yoba, lindsay owen pierre, ruby dee, tristan d. Minister louis farrakhan released this video last night on his facebook page. Throughout the film she continues sharing facts about the deaths of dr. Two extraordinary women coretta scott king, wife of martin luther king, jr. Blige keep the flames of the american civil rights movement burning bright while becoming strong female role models, and forging an enduring bond that spanned 30 years. Farrakhan as involved in the death is purposely false. After their husbands tragic assassinations, they developed a unique friendship spanning three decades as they carried on the civil rights movement while. The old saying goes, behind every great man, there is a woman. Student minister ava muhammad is nation spokesperson for the honorable minister louis farrakhan, attorney, author and talk show host. Angela bassett, as coretta scott king, left, and mary j. Blige, angela bassett, gloria reuben, malik yoba, tyler hynes and benz antoine. I would recommend this movie for any interested in.
Blige decided to take on the role of betty shabazz, the wife of slain civilrights leader malcolm x, in the new lifetime movie. Golden globe award winner and academy award nominee angela bassett plays coretta scott king, and ninetime grammywinning recording artist mary j. Lalla, tyler hynes, ronda louisjeune, angie medrano, nicki whitely, cherise boothe, shinelle azoroh, zelia mouanabankouezi, sylvie chbat, andrew. Assita camara is a writer residing somewhere below the masondixon. In the wake of seeing their influential husbands martin luther king, jr.
Two extraordinary womencoretta scott king, wife of martin luther king, jr. Ava muhammad deconstructs the fiction of the lifetime movie. Jan 14, 20 next month, lifetime celebrates black history month with an impressive trio of world premiere movies with major awardwinning casts. Also, watch a trailer for cissy houstons sitdown with oprah winfrey. While many are familiar with their stories, few know the stories of their devoted wives coretta scott king and dr. Martin luther king and malcolm x, must carry on as. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Blige and angela bassett are fine in the title roles, but the movie ultimately feels more episodic than cohesive.
Ava muhammad provides a contextual analysis of the fictitious movie, betty and coretta. Lifetime tv recently released a full trailer for the film which debuts saturday, february 2 at. Lalla, tyler hynes, ronda louisjeune, angie medrano, nicki whitely, cherise boothe, shinelle azoroh, zelia mouanabankouezi, sylvie chbat, andrew carter, richard jutras, gloria. Staring shinelle azoroh, cherise boothe, lindsay owen pierre and mary j. Rent betty and coretta 20 on dvd and bluray netflix. Betty shabazz, wife of malcolm x come to life in betty and coretta. Jun 08, 2015 wszyscy kojarzymy slynnych dzialaczy na rzecz praw czlowieka, martina luthera kinga i malcolma x. Singer toni braxton stars in the upcoming lifetime movie twist of faith.
Blige, continue to raise their children and fight for the cause. I have observed, however, that beside every great man, there is a woman. Next month, lifetime celebrates black history month with an impressive trio of world premiere movies with major awardwinning casts. May 28, 1934 june 23, 1997, also known as betty x, was an american educator and civil rights advocate. The movie is set during the civil rights movement, so youll see video footage of violent exchanges between police and protesters, the firebombing of a familys house, and a reenactment of malcolm xs assassination. Watch your favorite lifetime movies, commercialfree. Betty i coretta lifetime original movies lifetime youtube.
Betty and coretta is a 20 english film stars angela bassett, yves simoneau, shem bitterman, ron hutchinson, mary j. Coretta scott king is played by golden globe award winner and academy award nominee angela bassett, and ninetime grammywinning recording artist mary j. The widows of martin luther king and malcolm x and how they carry on as single mothers after the assassination of their husbands. Betty and coretta tv movie 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Watch on lifetime movie club with prime video channels. Wszyscy kojarzymy slynnych dzialaczy na rzecz praw czlowieka, martina luthera kinga i malcolma x. Coretta scott king is played by golden globea award winner and academy awarda nominee angela bassett, and ninetime grammyawinning recording artist. Coretta scott king is played by golden glober award winner and academy awardr nominee angela bassett, and ninetime grammyrwinning recording artist mary j. After their husbands tragic assassinations, coretta scott king, wife of martin luther king jr.
Two extraordinary women a coretta scott king, wife of martin luther king, jr. Malik yoba in betty and coretta 20 with lindsay owen pierre, mary j. Bernice king expressed frustrations over the lifetimeproduced film, mentioning that it. See pics from the film inside and watch the first full trailer from the mary j. The epic stories of betty shabazz and coretta scott kings lives and friendship deserved to be told in a more artful and complex way that probably was beyond the capacity of a mere lifetime movie. Betty shabbazz memorial service part 1 television version. Martin luther king and malcolm x, must carry on as singl. Farrakhan and incite murder for him in the hearts of the ignorant and set the stage for his murder by a government tied to the murders of malcolm x and dr. Lifetime tv recently released a full trailer for the film which debuts saturday, february 2 at 87c.
Just when she thought she was getting some peace, her husband malcolm was shot dead in front of a crowd of people that included their young daughters. Betty and coretta 20 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. With angela bassett, gloria reuben, tyler hynes, mary j. The movie betty and coretta show the marriage and family relationships of each. Malik yoba and malcolm x lindsay owen pierre, their widows, coretta scott king angela bassett and betty shabazz mary j. Martin luther king and malcolm x, must carry on as single mothers after their husbands assassinations.
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