Akeelah and the Bee- Representation in a family favorite

Jen and Sam Make a Movie PODCAST by Affair Movie

Feb 11, 201700:25:33TV & Film

Remember that amazing movie about spelling bees: "Akeelah and the Bee?" You might not remember the controversy over the representation of gangs in the black community, and Tiger parents in the Asian American community. A...

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