Richard Roundtree

Inspired by a real-life experience of the director, an elderly grandmother is an unlikely action hero, demonstrating that she is more than capable of taking care of business despite what her daughter Gail, son-in-law Alan, or grandson Danny might believe. After getting conned by a phone scammer preteneding to be her grandson, Thelma enlists the help of an old friend and sets out to take back what's hers.

Offers the first comprehensive look at race relations in America between the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement. This definitive four-part series documents the context in which the laws of segregation known as the "Jim Crow" system originated and developed.

Inspired by the hit film of the same title, this television series follows the triumphs, struggles and rivalries of an African-American family living in Chicago and deals with relationships across the board - from parent-child to man-woman to man-to-man relationships.

An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", in which Haley traces his African American family's history from the mid-18th century to the Reconstruction era.