In September of 1968, middle schooler Rita Pettis runs into her neighbor's niece rocking an afro, the first she's ever seen. When encouraged to try the new hair-do, she reports to school only to find herself suspended for wearing her natural hair.
Aaliyah Sulivan
Rita
Charlize Patmon
Michelle
Imani Jackson
Aaliyah
Chad Anderson
Pricipal Myers
Taj Young
Mother
Oranges and Sunshine
Munich – The Edge of War
Radium Girls
Adventures of a Mathematician
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Panther
Shattered Glass
Song for a Raggy Boy
Richard Jewell
Suffragette