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About the Movie. Focusing on the extraordinary women behind the two men who would change history, “Betty & Coretta” tells the similar true stories of Coretta Scott King (Angela Bassett), wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Malik Yoba), and Dr. Betty Shabazz (Mary J. Blige), wife of Malcolm X (Lindsay Owen Pierre).
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February 2, 2013. ( 2013-02-02) Betty & Coretta is a 2013 American drama film directed by Yves Simoneau and written by Shem Bitterman and Ron Hutchinson. The film stars Mary J. Blige, Angela Bassett, Gloria Reuben, Malik Yoba, Tyler Hynes and Benz Antoine. The film premiered on Lifetime on February 2, 2013.
- Yves Simoneau
- Shem Bitterman, Ron Hutchinson
- Meeting Malcolm X Was A 'Turning Point' For Shabazz
- King Fought Beside Her Husband
- The Widows Shared A Sisterhood
- The Death of Shabazz Rocked King
While their husbands made headlines for their actions, both women were also staunch leaders in their own ways as well. Growing up in Detroit, Shabazz was somewhat sheltered from the issues, as she wrote in a 1995 Ebony story: “Race relations were not discussed and it was hoped that by denying the existence of race problems, the problems would go aw...
Whether it was the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955, the Ghana independence trip in 1957, the India pilgrimage in 1959 or the work behind the 1964 Civil Rights Act, King was right beside her husband through his greatest civil rights acts, while also carving out her own place as a public mediator and liaison to peace and justice organizations. So when...
The two women no doubt had a lot in common, not just as wives to tragically slain civil rights leaders, but activists with passion in their own rights — who were left behind to raise their children with the same values, as Shabazz had six kids and King had four. The Washington Post says they were often cast in the press as “the widows” — along with...
While much of their bond seemed to happen behind closed doors, the strength of their connection truly showed when Shabazz was killed in a fire in 1997. “When your mother passed, it really affected my mother,” King’s daughter told Shabazz’s daughter. “My mother… had moments of loneliness and obviously probably felt alone at times. I could feel some ...
Mary J. Blige and Angela Bassett star in this Lifetime Original Movie that tells the dual real-life stories of Coretta Scott King (Bassett) and Dr. Betty Shabazz (Blige), wives of Dr. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, respectively, as they carry on. 789 IMDb 6.2 1 h 27 min 2013. X-Ray 7+. Drama.
Watch Betty & Coretta with a subscription on Disney+, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. After the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, their widows, Coretta...
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- Yves Simoneau
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- Drama
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After their husbands' tragic assassinations, Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King Jr., and Dr. Betty Shabazz, wife of Malcolm X, developed a unique friendship spanning three decades as they carried on the civil rights movement while supporting their families as single mothers. Through...
Jan 31, 2013 · The result, “Betty & Coretta,” is an earnest Lifetime production about the two famous civil rights widows, timed to kick off its Black History Month efforts, but which proves somewhat stilted ...
