Betty and Coretta

The widows of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and how they carry on as single mothers after the assassination of their husbands.

Cast

Angela Bassett

as Coretta Scott King

Mary J. Blige

as Dr. Betty Shabazz

Gloria Reuben

as Myrlie Evers

Malik Yoba

as Martin Luther King, Jr.

Ruby Dee

as Narrator

Lindsay Owen Pierre

as Malcom X

Tristan D. Lalla

as Jesse

Tyler Hynes

as Mike Fitzpatrick

Ronda Louis-Jeune

as Adult Yolanda

Angie Medrano

as Server

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