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| Angela Bassett | ... | Coretta Scott King | |
| Gloria Reuben | ... | Myrlie Evers | |
| Tyler Hynes | ... | Mike Fitzpatrick | |
| Mary J. Blige | ... | Dr. Betty Shabazz | |
| Malik Yoba | ... | Martin Luther King, Jr. | |
| Ruby Dee | ... | Narrator | |
| Tristan D. Lalla | ... | Jesse | |
| Ayisha Issa | ... | Student with Question | |
| Benz Antoine | ... | Ralph Abernathy | |
| Shinelle Azoroh | ... | QB | |
| Peter Miller | ... | Actor | |
| Lindsay Owen Pierre | ... | Malcolm X | |
| Richard Jutras | ... | Reporter | |
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Cherise Boothe | ... | Toni Wallace |
| Nicki Whitely | ... | Attalah | |
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The widows of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and how they carry on as single mothers after the assassination of their husbands.
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2 February 2013 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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In Malcolm X (1992) and Panther (1995), Angela Bassett played Dr. Betty Shabazz the wife of Malcolm X while in this move she plays the wife of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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"They killed our husbands Betty but they didn't kill their ideas. They are still alive. What's important now is for us to carry them forward." After the assassinations of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. their wives are left to carry on their ideas and dreams. After a meeting at a convention Betty (Blige) and Coretta (Bassett) forge a life long friendship as well as becoming a force in the Civil Rights era. The subject matter for this made me want to watch it but the fact that it is a Lifetime movie made me a little hesitant. I have to admit that this is, to me, the best Lifetime movie I have ever seen. The writing is good and the acting is better. The movie kept me interested and watching the entire time and I even forgot it was a TV movie at times. The movie is less a Civil Rights in your face preachy movie and more about the personal relationship between the two and that actually added to the enjoyment. I have never said this about a Lifetime movie before but I recommend this. Overall, best Lifetime movie ever made. I give it a B+.