James Earl Jones ; Cicely Tyson ; Louis Gossett ; Brenda Ward ; Mario Van Peebles ; Melissa Esposito ; Denzel Washington ; Farrah Fawcett ; Forest Whitaker ; Morgan Freeman ; Chiwetel Ejiofor ; William Hurt ; Jonny Lee Miller ; Laura Innes ; Ruby Dee ; Patricia Richardson ; Lynn Whitfield ; Rosario Dawson.
Summary:
The River Niger: Story of a ghetto family torn apart by revolution, but held together through misfortune. South Bronx heroes: Two children enlist the help of an undercovercop and his partner to capture a porn king and his accomplices. Sophie & the moonhanger: In the 1950's South, a white woman is torn between her husband, the Dragon of the KKK, and her black best friend. License to kill: Parents of a high school girl killed in an automobile accident file vehicular manslaughter charges against the man who was driving while intoxicated. Blood brothers: Two brothers who have grown up on the streets are forced to decide one another's fate of murder and gang wars. Endgame: Re-creation of the final days of apartheid in South Africa. The execution of Raymond Graham: This made-for-television movie presetns the last two hours before the execution of convicted murderer Raymond Graham and the effects of his execution on his lawyers, his jailers, his family, and his victim's family. Jewel: In the 1940's a 40 year-old woman with five healthy children gives birth to a girl with Down's syndrome. Bad city: Three men (cop, politician, drug lord), become intricately connected in a web of blackmail and deceit. Ripple effect: A fashion designer believes that his role in a car accident that left a man wheelchair bound has cursed his personal and professional life. Taking back our town: A mother fights back against a petrochemical plant that threatens her family by releasing cancer-causing toxins into the air. This revolution: A photojournalist is caught between success and ethics, and a political radicals's allegiance to her cause is tested when chaos turns to violence during the Republican National Convention in NYC.
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