In the film, Bassett played the mother of Palmer's character, a young girl training to compete in the Scripps National ...

If this uplifting story about a gifted African American girl from inner-city Los Angeles and her triumph as a champion speller weren't so well written and acted, it might seem like a preachy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Palmer has been acting for the better half of her life, following her breakout role in 2006's Akeelah and the Bee. True Jackson, ...

Katie Kerwin McCrimmon: [commentating on TV] Several of the kids placed very high in last year's bee, especially Dylan Chiu. He's come in second two years in a row. Male judge: If you spell this ...

Akeelah, an 11-year-old girl living in South Los Angeles, discovers she has a talent for spelling, which she hopes will take her to the National Spelling Bee. Saturday Night at the Movies is available ...

It may be hard to believe but it's been 13 years since Angela Bassett teamed up with Lawrence Fishburne to deliver her stellar Oscar nominated performance as Tina Turner in the film What's Love Got To ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photos by Getty Images/Collage by TheGrio Keke Palmer’s One of Them Days and seven other roles defined a career that made its own ...

If playwright Cheryl West's keen and moving adaptation of "Akeelah and the Bee" brings tears to the eyes of audience members — and many were sniffling during the extended standing ovation at Friday's ...

AKEELAH & THE BEE follows the story of a young girl with an extraordinary gift for spelling. We watch her journey as she prepares for the National Spelling Bee. Powered by her own drive, and with the ...

Baltimore Center Stage’s (BCS) newest production, “Akeelah and The Bee,” opens March 20, and it’s kicking off BCS’s spring celebration of youth programs. Based on the 2006 hit film of the same name, ...

“Akeelah and the Bee” adds a bit of “My Fair Lady” and a touch of “Boyz N’ the Hood” to the dramatics found in the documentary “Spellbound,” then finds a striking, entirely believable young star to ...