Down in the Delta (1998)

Starring:

• Alfre Woodard
• Al Freeman Jr.
• Mary Alice
• Esther Rolle
• Loretta Devine
• Wesley Snipes
• Mpho Koaho
• Kulani Hassen
• Anne-Marie Johnson
• Justin Lord

Storyline
Sinclair family matriarch Rosa Lynn (Mary Alice) raises enough money to help her two grandchildren and drug-addicted adult daughter, Loretta (Alfre Woodard), move to a small Mississippi town in order to escape the dangers of inner-city Chicago. There, Loretta and her kids are taken in by her gruff uncle, Earl (Al Freeman Jr.), who attempts to instill a work ethic and sense of history in his niece. With the help of Earl's tough love, Loretta does her best to put her past demons behind her.

Sarafina! (1992)

Starring:

• Leleti Khumalo
• Whoopi Goldberg
• Miriam Makeba
• John Kani
• Dumisani Dlamini
• Mbongeni Ngema
• Sipho Kunene
• Tertius Meintjes

Storyline
Sarafina (Leleti Khumalo) is a young black South African struggling for freedom during the apartheid. While she has remained relatively silent in her opposition to the racist government in her country, the movement to make the language of Afrikaans the official language in her school leads her to protest in the streets with her fellow students. Her anti-government views become even more intense when her favorite teacher (Whoopi Goldberg) is arrested for protesting.